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Participatory workplace activities, employee-level outcomes and the mediating role of work intensification

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posted on 2023-06-09, 14:40 authored by Chidiebere Ogbonnaya, Danat Valizade
Purpose – The present study aims to explore the impacts of participative decision-making and information-sharing activities, two relevant constituents of the high performance work practices framework, on employee attitudes and well-being. Design/methodology/approach – The study was undertaken using data from the 2009 National Centre for Partnership and Performance survey on employees’ attitudes and expectations of the workplace. Structural equation modelling was used to test the direct effects of participative decision-making and information sharing on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and job strain, and simultaneously, the mediating role of work intensification in these relationships was examined. Findings – Participative decision-making activities produced overall favourable effects on employee attitudes and well-being; these effects may be explained by decreases in work intensification. The impacts of information sharing on employee attitudes and well-being were generally unfavourable and fully mediated by increases in work intensification. Originality/value – This study informs two theoretical perspectives on employee-level impacts of HPWP: the mutual gains and the critical perspectives of HPWP, and extends knowledge on the employee-level influences of participatory workplace practices during a period of severe economic recession in the Republic of Ireland.

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

Management Research Review

ISSN

2040-8269

Publisher

Emerald

Issue

5

Volume

38

Page range

540-558

Department affiliated with

  • Business and Management Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Future of Work Hub Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-08-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-08-17

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