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The Effect of Human Resource Management Practices on Employees’ Work Engagement and the Mediating and Moderating Role of Positive Psychological Capital

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  • Meryem Aybas

    (Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey,)

  • Ahmet Cevat Acar

    (Turkish Academy of Sciences, Ankara, Turkey)

Abstract

This study proposes and investigates a model of psychological capital as a mediator and moderator in human resource (HR) practices-employee work engagement relationship. Although there have been a lot of researches on the relationship between HR practices and individual and organizational outcomes, how occur this relationship is still unclear. In order to advance our knowledge about this relationship, there is need to investigate possible mediating and moderating variables that effective on it. To test developed model, we collected data from 590 white-collor employees who are working in private companies from different sectors in Turkey. As a result of this study the effects of motivation and skill enhancing HR practices on work engagement are significantly partial mediated by psychological capital but not moderated. On the other hand the effects of opportunity enhancing HR practices and working conditions on work engagement are significantly partial mediated and moderated by psychological capital at the same time.

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  • Meryem Aybas & Ahmet Cevat Acar, 2017. "The Effect of Human Resource Management Practices on Employees’ Work Engagement and the Mediating and Moderating Role of Positive Psychological Capital," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 7(1), pages 363-372.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ3:2017-01-47
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    1. Shatha Abu-Mahfouz & Mutia Sobihah Abd Halim & Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia & Noryati Alias, Ph.D. in Management & Abdul Malek Tambi, 2023. "Sustainable human resource management practices in organizational performance: The mediating impacts of knowledge management and work engagement," Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, Fundacja Upowszechniająca Wiedzę i Naukę "Cognitione", vol. 19(2), pages 57-97.
    2. Rawan Alafeshat & Cem Tanova, 2019. "Servant Leadership Style and High-Performance Work System Practices: Pathway to a Sustainable Jordanian Airline Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-21, November.
    3. Saqer S. Al-Tahat & Osama A. Ali & Nourdeen M. Abu Nqira & Tharwat M. Alhawamdeh & Faris S. Al-Qadi, 2020. "The Impact of Social and Positive Psychological Capital on the Efficiency of the Performance of Audit Offices," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 11(5), pages 469-484, October.

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    Keywords

    Human Resource Management Practices; Work Engagement; Positive Psychological Capital;
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    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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