Nurturing career growth, thriving, and happiness at work: Cross-sector lessons on how HR systems affect employee wellbeing
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 4 December 2023
Issue publication date: 7 February 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
This cross-industry study from Pakistan examines the impact of high-performance work systems (HPWS) on employee happiness, career aspiration levels, and employees' ability to thrive at work. The results showed that HPWS measures like training, rewards, and involvement did indirectly improve employee happiness by enabling career aspirations and by helping employees thrive. Therefore, managers are advised to implement these practices consistently, with the aim of boosting retention, happiness, energy for work, positivity in collaboration, and innovative output among employee team communities.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
Keywords
Citation
(2024), "Nurturing career growth, thriving, and happiness at work: Cross-sector lessons on how HR systems affect employee wellbeing", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 32 No. 2, pp. 16-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-11-2023-0218
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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