Embedding employee involvement and participation at work

Annette Cox, Stefan Zagelmeyer, Mick Marchington

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Abstract

Most quantitative studies analysing the nature and impact of employee involvement and participation (EIP) have used data that differentiate between its absence and presence. However, the application of EIP practices varies substantially, and impact may depend on how embedded EIP is at workplace level. Developing the concept of 'embeddedness' as a combination of measures of the breadth and depth of EIP practices, we use WERS98 to examine the impact of EIP on employee perceptions. Our results show support for propositions that greater breadth and depth of EIP practices are associated with higher levels of organisational commitment and job satisfaction. © 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)250-267
Number of pages17
JournalHuman Resource Management Journal
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2006

Keywords

  • MANAGEMENT -- Employee participation
  • EMPLOYEE morale
  • ORGANIZATIONAL socialization
  • EMPLOYEE loyalty
  • HUMAN capital
  • PERSONNEL management -- Research

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