Impact of high-performance work systems on individual- and branch-level performance: Test of a multilevel model of intermediate linkages

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-300

  Aryee, Samuel ^a   Walumbwa, Fred O ^b   Seidu, Emmanuel Y M ^a   Otaye, Lilian E ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment climate; High performance work systems; Psychological empowerment; Service performance; Serviceorientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COMMERCE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84864520226     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025739     Document Type: Article

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