Satisfaction with HR practices and commitment to the organisation: Why one size does not fit all

Kinnie, Nicholas; Hutchinson, Susan; Purcell, John; Rayton, Bruce; Swart, Juani

Abstract

This article examines the links between employees' satisfaction with HR practices and their commitment to the organisation. It draws on recently collected data to examine these links for three groups of employees: professionals, line managers and workers. Satisfaction with some HR practices appears to be linked to the commitment of all employees, while the link for others varies between the three employee groups. These findings pose a challenge to the universalistic model of HRM and have implications for those seeking to design practices that will improve organisational commitment.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2005
• Journal: Human Resource Management Journal
• Print ISSN: 0954-5395
• Electronic ISSN: 1748-8583
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 9-29
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2005.tb00293.x
• Keywords: human resources, HR practices, commitment, organisations
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1046418
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2005.tb00293.x