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Knowledge as a key in the relationship between high-performance work systems and workforce productivity

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  • Michaelis, Björn
  • Wagner, Joachim D.
  • Schweizer, Lars

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Drawing on the knowledge-based view of the firm, we develop and test a theoretical model linking high-performance work systems (HPWS) and workforce productivity via employee exchange and combination of knowledge. A test of our model in a sample of junior enterprises in Germany supports the proposal that knowledge exchange and combination plays a mediating role. However, knowledge-management effectiveness interacts. That is, knowledge exchange and combination mediates the relationship between HPWS and workforce productivity only when knowledge-management is effective at medium and high levels, but not at low levels.

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  • Michaelis, Björn & Wagner, Joachim D. & Schweizer, Lars, 2015. "Knowledge as a key in the relationship between high-performance work systems and workforce productivity," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 68(5), pages 1035-1044.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:68:y:2015:i:5:p:1035-1044
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.10.005
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