Employee Relations: Volume 46 Issue 9

Aligning expectations with real-world experiences: a talent management study on the restaurant industry in Finland

Niko Cajander, Arto Reiman

Skilled workers are crucial for an organization’s success, and managing, retaining and attracting them is vital in long-term. This study aims to explore talent management…

Not a single path to success: alternative HRM configurations for well-performing small and medium-sized hotels

I. Zografou, E. Galanaki, N. Pahos, I. Deligianni

Previous literature has identified human resources as a key source of competitive advantage in organizations of all sizes. However, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face…

Contextualising employee engagement in crisis: a protective caring approach to employee engagement in the banking sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Almina Bešić, Christian Hirt, Zijada Rahimić

This study focuses on HR practices that foster employee engagement during Covid-19. Companies in transition economies are particularly vulnerable to crisis and downsizing and…

Working together: effects of gender composition on job satisfaction and commitment

Katrin Olafsdottir, Arney Einarsdottir

The purpose of this study is to estimate the effects of gender composition in the workplace on employee job satisfaction and commitment.

The where and the who of HRM decision-making: HRM decentralization and devolution

Nadima Hassan, Jordi Trullen, Mireia Valverde

HRM decentralization and devolution have been highlighted as key HRM processes in organizations’ quest for increased flexibility. Although they have been extensively studied in…

Leading with understanding: cultivating positive relationships between neurotypical leaders and neurodivergent employees

Joanna Maria Szulc

Neurodivergent employees have atypical needs that require distinctive leadership approaches. In this study, the specific nature of a relationship between neurodivergent employees…

New ways of fostering sustainable employability in inter-organizational networks: an explorative study to understand the factors and mechanisms for their success

Sarah A. Courchesne, Dave Stynen, Judith H. Semeijn, Marjolein C.J. Caniëls

Organizations are increasingly joining inter-organizational networks to foster sustainable employability for their employees. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors…

Shaping the future of work: how labour market intermediaries (LMIs) use institutional work to transition to triadic, project-based employment relationships

Anna Schneider

This paper identifies how the operations of labour market intermediaries (LMIs) transform dyadic employment relationships into triadic ones. It reveals the change dynamics that…

Pay information and employees’ perception of organizational support: the mediating role of pay satisfaction

José Manuel de la Torre-Ruiz, Eulogio Cordón-Pozo, María Dolores Vidal Salazar, Alejandro Ortiz-Perez

Pay communication policies continue to garner attention in human resource management. This article draws on social exchange theory to examine the consequences of different types…