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Embedding employee involvement and participation at work
Author(s) -
Cox Annette,
Zagelmeyer Stefan,
Marchington Mick
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2006.00017.x
Subject(s) - embeddedness , job satisfaction , perception , work (physics) , business , job embeddedness , embedding , employee engagement , employee research , marketing , psychology , knowledge management , public relations , social psychology , sociology , computer science , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , anthropology
Most quantitative studies analysing the nature and impact of employee involvement and participation (EIP) have used data that differentiate between its absence and presence. However, the application of EIP practices varies substantially, and impact may depend on how embedded EIP is at workplace level. Developing the concept of ‘embeddedness’ as a combination of measures of the breadth and depth of EIP practices, we use WERS98 to examine the impact of EIP on employee perceptions. Our results show support for propositions that greater breadth and depth of EIP practices are associated with higher levels of organisational commitment and job satisfaction.