Personnel Review: Volume 40 Issue 6

Balancing HRM: the psychological contract of employees: A multi‐level study

Mariëlle Sonnenberg, Bas Koene, Jaap Paauwe

This study aims to “bridge” two streams of HRM research: organisation level research on HRM and performance and individual level research on employee work perceptions and…

Organizational attractiveness and prospective applicants' intentions to apply

Daniel Gomes, José Neves

This paper aims to clarify the process that leads prospective applicants to apply for a job vacancy when one is being evaluated. It proposes that prospective applicants evaluate a…

From a paternalistic model towards what? HRM trends in Korea and Taiwan

Johngseok Bae, Shyh‐Jer Chen, Chris Rowley

Human resource management (HRM) practices have been re‐evaluated under the pressures and constraints of factors such as globalization, inward and outward investment patterns…

The role of silence on employees' attitudes “the day after” a merger

Ioannis Nikolaou, Maria Vakola, Dimitris Bourantas

This paper aims to explore the role of organizational silence and trust on employees' attitudes in a post‐merger stage.

HRM outsourcing: the impact of organisational size and HRM strategic involvement

Cathy Sheehan, Brian K. Cooper

The aims of this paper are, first, to consider the impact of organisational size and the strategic involvement of the human resource management (HRM) function on the decision to…

The effects of perceived external prestige, ethical organizational climate, and leader‐member exchange (LMX) quality on employees' commitments and their subsequent attitudes

Dae‐seok Kang, Jim Stewart, Hayeon Kim

This study aims to investigate the role of perceived external prestige (PEP), ethical organizational climate, and leader‐member exchange (LMX) quality in explaining organizational…

Internal compensation structuring and social bias: Experimental examinations of point

Daniel E. Martin

Research regarding pay inequities between the sexes is well established; however, internal compensation strategies and perceived labor pools (percentage of gender/minority…