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The effect of HRM attributions on emotional exhaustion and the mediating roles of job involvement and work overload

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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:43 authored by Amanda Shantz, Lileth Arevshatian, Kerstin Alfes, Catherine Bailey
Although some research suggests that perceptions of HRM practices are associated with lower levels of employee wellbeing, other research shows just the opposite. In the present study, we attempt to reconcile these discrepant findings by incorporating the role of HRM attributions. Our model posits that when employees perceive that their organisation’s HRM practices are intended to improve their job performance, they experience higher levels of job involvement, which leads to lower levels of emotional exhaustion. Conversely, when employees believe that their organisation’s HRM practices are intended to reduce organisational costs, they experience work overload, which translates into higher levels of emotional exhaustion. Parallel mediation analyses of survey data collected from employees of a construction and consultancy organisation at two time periods (n=180) supported this theoretical model.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Human Resource Management Journal

ISSN

0954-5395

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Issue

2

Volume

26

Page range

172-191

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-12-10

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-04-07

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2015-12-18

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