TY - JOUR
T1 - An interpersonal perspective on HR attributions
T2 - Examining the role of line managers, coworkers, and similarity in work-related motivations
AU - Beijer, Susanne
AU - Van De Voorde, Karina
AU - Tims, Maria
PY - 2019/7/2
Y1 - 2019/7/2
N2 - Given that various studies have linked Human Resource (HR) attributions to important individual and organizational outcomes, the question that arises is what causes these HR attributions. By taking an interpersonal perspective it is examined how employees both individually as well as collectively interpret HR practices. Based on social information processing theory this study among 87 line manager-employee-coworker triads shows that line managers affect HR attributions of employees, and that employees also mutually influence each other's HR attributions. This mutual influence process between coworkers is strengthened by similarity in work-related motivations. Our findings support the proposition that employees' social environment at work, particularly their line manager and coworker, matters in HR attribution processes. This stresses the importance of considering the social environment at work to more fully understand the factors that shape employees' understandings of HR practices.
AB - Given that various studies have linked Human Resource (HR) attributions to important individual and organizational outcomes, the question that arises is what causes these HR attributions. By taking an interpersonal perspective it is examined how employees both individually as well as collectively interpret HR practices. Based on social information processing theory this study among 87 line manager-employee-coworker triads shows that line managers affect HR attributions of employees, and that employees also mutually influence each other's HR attributions. This mutual influence process between coworkers is strengthened by similarity in work-related motivations. Our findings support the proposition that employees' social environment at work, particularly their line manager and coworker, matters in HR attribution processes. This stresses the importance of considering the social environment at work to more fully understand the factors that shape employees' understandings of HR practices.
KW - HR attributions
KW - Interpersonal perspective
KW - Line manager
KW - Motivation
KW - Multi-level modeling
KW - Strategic HRM
KW - Worker
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01509
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01509
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069476054
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
IS - JULY
M1 - 1509
ER -