posted on 2017-02-01, 11:26authored bySian Christina, Andrew Dainty, Kevin Daniels, Olga Tregaskis, Patrick WatersonPatrick Waterson
Anchored within the strategic HRM and alignment literature, and drawing on efficiency and legitimacy perspectives of organisational behaviour, we investigated a Human Resource Management (HRM) intervention targeted at energy reduction goals in a large multinational retailer. The HRM intervention was focused on embedding the environmental and economic performance goals of the firm within the workplace through redesigning the job so that energy tasks were aligned with training and performance management systems, as well as organisational performance goals. Using a randomised control trial design, we tracked changes in energy behaviours and energy consumption in 769 retail stores (685 in the intervention condition, 84 in the control condition). The findings provide evidence that changing the alignment of HRM practices can influence both worker behaviour and organisational outcomes, including environmental outcomes. This work contributes to debates concerning the impact of HRM alignment to both the work and organisational performance context.
Funding
We would like to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering at Loughborough University for provision of a grant (number EP/G037272/1) to undertake this research project.
History
School
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Published in
Human Resource Management Journal
Volume
27
Issue
3
Pages
382-402
Citation
CHRISTINA, S. ... et al, 2017. Shut the fridge door! HRM alignment, job redesign and energy performance. Human Resource Management Journal, 27(3), pp.382-402.
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Acceptance date
2017-01-05
Publication date
2017-02-20
Copyright date
2017
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