Should high performance work systems include diversity management practices?

Claire Armstrong, Patrick C. Flood, James P. Guthrie, Wenchuan Liu, Sarah Maccurtain, Thaddeus Mkamwa

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Abstract

In this article we expand the definition of high performance work systems to include diversity and equality practices. Using data gathered from 132 organisations in Ireland, we examine the impact of this new bundle of high performance HR practices on firm-level performance. Our results reveal that inclusive high performance management practices are positively associated with labour productivity and workforce innovation, and negatively associated with voluntary employee turnover. Diversity and equality management practices were found to add significantly to these relationships over and above the effects of a more traditionally defined system of high performance work practices. Our results are supportive of the International Labour Office (ILO) assertion that high-performing organisations are those that not only adopt the practices associated with traditional HPWS but also emphasise diversity and equality management.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2008 - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: 8 Aug 200813 Aug 2008

Conference

Conference68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period8/08/0813/08/08

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