International Journal of Manpower: Volume 45 Issue 3

Wage dispersion and firm performance: evidence from Kazakhstan

Aigerim Yergabulova, Dinara Alpysbayeva, Venkat Subramanian

The aim of the paper is to explore within-firm vertical pay inequality and its relation to firm size and firm performance.

Innovation as a firm-level factor of the gender wage gap

Jaan Masso, Priit Vahter

This paper investigates the relationship of both technological (product and process) and non-technological (organizational and marketing) innovation with the gender wage gap at…

Work from home and workplace ostracism, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: moderating effect of perceived organizational support

Said Al Riyami, Mohammad Rezaur Razzak, Adil S. Al-Busaidi

This study investigates whether prolonged durations of work from home (WFH) leads to workplace ostracism (WO), and whether such relationship is moderated by perceived…

The effects of work-life balance on the well-being of older workers: same-same or same-different?

Jarrod Haar, Candice Harris, Barbara Myers

The purpose of this paper is to extend the study of work-life balance (WLB) by exploring the influence of WLB amongst older workers. Theoretically, this study suggests that the…

On-the-job training, wages and digitalisation: evidence from European firms

Cecilia Jona-Lasinio, Francesco Venturini

The authors illustrate that there are significant differences in the wage performance across companies in relation to the digital content of their production and training…

Psychosocial influence of blended working: the reciprocity of blended working and organizational optimism

Kedarnath Thakur, Talina Mishra, Lalatendu Kesari Jena, Suchitra Pal

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of blended working (BW) on individual payoffs like psychological ownership (PO), affective organizational commitment (AOC…

Working from home and job satisfaction: evidence from Russia

Larisa Smirnykh

This study aims to investigate the impact of working from home and its duration on job satisfaction.

Material matters: concrete support and adaptability to work-related change during COVID-19

Brian Cooper, Tracey Shea, Julie W. Cox, Naomi Stead, Jonathan Robberts

This study aims to investigate which resources and sources of support are related to employee adaptability to work-related change during the COVID-19 pandemic, with implications…

The differential effects of human resource management on organizational innovation: a meta-analytic examination

Mengsang Chen, Mengdi Wu, Xiaohui Wang, Haibo Wang

This meta-analytical review aims to clarify the relationships between three bundles of human resource management (HRM) practices—competency-enhancing, motivation-enhancing and…

Employee perceptions of disruption knowledge: the influence on career attitudes and behaviors

David Brougham, Jarrod Haar

The world of work is changing rapidly as a result of technology, with more workers being impacted by automation, the gig economy and temporary work contracts. This study focusses…

Part time jobs, fragmentation and work instability: light on the gender gap in Emilia-Romagna

Maria Giovanna Bosco, Elisa Valeriani

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate if, given personal, supply-related features, and labour demand-related variables, there is a difference in the share of women finding more…

The influence of non-cognitive ability on the wage of rural migrant workers

Hao Li

The study aims to study the effect of non-cognitive ability in human capital on the wages of rural migrant workers in China. The study also examines the mechanisms by which career…