TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of high-involvement human resource management practices on supply chain integration
AU - Huo, Baofeng
AU - Zhao, Xiande
AU - Chen, Haozhe
AU - Han, Zhaojun
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Purpose – Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the purpose of this paper is to combine concepts from human resource management (HRM) and supply chain management (SCM) fields and explore the effects of high-involvement HRM practices on supply chain integration (SCI).
Design/methodology/approach – Using empirical survey data collected from ten countries, the authors examine the specific effects of three dimensions of high-involvement HRM practices – employee skills, incentives and participation – on three types of SCI – internal integration, supplier and customer integration. The authors use structural equation modeling and the maximum-likelihood estimation method to test the proposed relationships.
Findings – The results confirm the overall relevancy of HRM to SCI. However, several proposed links are not supported by the data collected.
Originality/value – This study makes both theoretical and managerial contributions by empirically examining the interface between HRM and SCI. More specifically, it examines the effects of different high-involvement HRM practices on different types of SCI. The findings will not only help researchers to better understand the interface, but will also guide managers in adjusting HRM practices to achieve desired operational goals.
AB - Purpose – Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the purpose of this paper is to combine concepts from human resource management (HRM) and supply chain management (SCM) fields and explore the effects of high-involvement HRM practices on supply chain integration (SCI).
Design/methodology/approach – Using empirical survey data collected from ten countries, the authors examine the specific effects of three dimensions of high-involvement HRM practices – employee skills, incentives and participation – on three types of SCI – internal integration, supplier and customer integration. The authors use structural equation modeling and the maximum-likelihood estimation method to test the proposed relationships.
Findings – The results confirm the overall relevancy of HRM to SCI. However, several proposed links are not supported by the data collected.
Originality/value – This study makes both theoretical and managerial contributions by empirically examining the interface between HRM and SCI. More specifically, it examines the effects of different high-involvement HRM practices on different types of SCI. The findings will not only help researchers to better understand the interface, but will also guide managers in adjusting HRM practices to achieve desired operational goals.
KW - Employee incentives
KW - Employee participation
KW - Employee skills
KW - High-involvement HRM practices
KW - Human resource management
KW - Supply chain integration
KW - Employee incentives
KW - Employee participation
KW - Employee skills
KW - High-involvement HRM practices
KW - Human resource management
KW - Supply chain integration
U2 - 10.1108/ijpdlm-05-2014-0112
DO - 10.1108/ijpdlm-05-2014-0112
M3 - Journal
SN - 0960-0035
VL - 45
SP - 716
EP - 746
JO - International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
JF - International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
IS - 8
ER -