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The link between socially responsible human resource management and intellectual capital
Author(s) -
BarrenaMartinez Jesus,
LópezFernández Macarena,
RomeroFernández Pedro M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
corporate social responsibility and environmental management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.519
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1535-3966
pISSN - 1535-3958
DOI - 10.1002/csr.1658
Subject(s) - intellectual capital , business , stakeholder , human resource management , sample (material) , human capital , social capital , value (mathematics) , relevance (law) , resource (disambiguation) , knowledge management , structural equation modeling , human resources , industrial organization , marketing , management , economics , finance , economic growth , computer network , social science , chemistry , statistics , mathematics , chromatography , machine learning , sociology , computer science , political science , law
This paper sheds light on the relevance of socially responsible human resource management (SR‐HRM) and its link to the generation of value for companies. Based on the synergistic assumptions of the configurational approach, the article tests the association of SR‐HRM policies on intellectual capital (IC) dimensions (human, social and organizational capital). A cluster and structural equation modelling analysis on a sample of 85 human resource (HR) managers confirms that companies implementing socially responsible HR policies could experience a greater increase in IC levels than other companies. This process facilitates the sustainable development of organizations through the enhancement of IC value and stakeholder engagement among employees as a main group of interest.