Personnel Review: Volume 51 Issue 2

Editorial: The experience of work and experiential workers: mainline and critical perspectives on employee experience

“It's the work climate that keeps me here”: the interplay between the HRM process and emergent factors in the construction of employee experiences

The purpose of this paper is to explore the interplay between human resource management (HRM) and emergent factors in constructing a strong HRM climate. Specifically, the paper…

Learning with the devil: mentoring and advocates

The purpose of this research was to understand the lived experience of mentoring to provide insight for those who manage and experience mentoring at work.

The role of individual characteristics and working conditions in understanding boredom at work

This study proposes an examination of the psychometric properties of the French version of two boredom scales (i.e. the Dutch Boredom Scale and the Boredom Proneness Scale Short…

Why employee engagement matters? Evidences from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in India

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the relationship between organizational commitment (OC) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) as mediated by employee…

Retention intention: does having a proactive personality matter?

In this study, the authors examine how employees' retention intentions are related to their proactive personalities through the theoretical lens of the model of motivational force…

A review of work–life programs and organizational outcomes

Work–life programs research has been conducted at the individual and organizational levels, yet one important question remains unanswered: Do work–life programs improve…

Trendsetters of HRM: a systematic review of how professional service firms manage people

Human resource management in professional service firms (PSF) is one of the most important instruments for promoting sustainable competitive advantage. Despite the major growth of…

The sharing economy and the transformation of work: evidence from Foodora

This article explores the various stakeholders' perceptions of the ways digital work is organised within the sharing economy and the social implications of the transformation of…

Occupational stereotypes: professionals´ warmth and competence perceptions of occupations

The purpose of the current study is to investigate occupational stereotypes among a professional sample of recruiters and other employees on the two fundamental dimensions of…

Homophily: functional bias to the talent identification process?

This empirical study aims to analyse the talent spotters' perception of their tendency to be homophilic in the talent identification process and their stance on it. Besides, this…

Does job stress enhance employee creativity? Exploring the role of psychological capital

Using the conservation of resource theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the potentially positive influence of job stress on creativity through the resource caravan…

Getting nowhere, going elsewhere: the impact of perceived career compromises on turnover intentions

The purpose of this article is to investigate the unexplored relationship between employees' perceptions that they have made compromises in their careers (i.e. perceived career…

Does leaders' adoption of employee voice influence employee work engagement?

The present study aims to determine the effect of adopting voice on subordinates' work engagement based on organization-based self-esteem (OBSE).

Does it pay to be bad? An investigation of dark triad traits and job performance in India

The current paper proposes a curvilinear relationship between the dark triad traits (Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism) and job performance. In addition, it examines…

Managing voluntary collective turnover: the impact of a cynical workplace climate

Voluntary collective turnover can be costly for workplaces. The authors investigate the effectiveness of high-performance work system (HPWS) intensity as a tool to manage…

How work–life conflict affects employee outcomes of Chinese only-children academics: the moderating roles of gender and family structure

China's controversial one-child policy has been blamed for creating an ageing population, a generation of employees without siblings and a 4-2-1 family structure that places…

Developing job performance: mediation of occupational commitment and achievement striving with competence enhancement as a moderator

This study draws upon the theory of eudaimonic motivation to develop a model that explains job performance in high-tech industry. This study aims to clarify through what mediating…

Change ubiquity: employee perceptions of change prevalence from three countries

The purpose of this paper is to address assumptions about the prevalence of change in human resource management (HRM) and organizational change literature, providing evidence from…

The role of ethical leadership in enhancing exploitative and explorative learning simultaneously: what does it matter if employees view work as central?

The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that ethical leadership positively contributes to exploitative learning and explorative learning simultaneously and then examine the…

Idealized influence and commitment: a granular approach in understanding leadership

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between the idealized influence component of transformational leadership (TL) and employee organizational commitment…

The influences of abusive supervision on job satisfaction and mental health: the path through emotional labor

The purpose of the study is to empirically test and explore the influences of abusive supervision on subordinates' job satisfaction and mental health. Specifically, the authors…