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View article: Amplifying Employee Voice? Situating Social Media in the Organisational Voice System
Amplifying Employee Voice? Situating Social Media in the Organisational Voice System Open
In today's digitised workplace, it is important to understand how employee voice is affected by new technologies. Adopting a novel interdisciplinary approach, this paper uses the Escalator of Participation framework and the Technology Affo…
View article: Sexual Harassment and Assaults, Coping, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Australian Ambulance Personnel
Sexual Harassment and Assaults, Coping, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Australian Ambulance Personnel Open
This cross‐sectional study aims to explore the exposure to sexual harassment and assaults, coping, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their associations among Australian ambulance personnel. The study was conducted on 492 stratif…
View article: Forging New Voice Mechanisms From a Crisis—Employee Voice on Social Media During COVID‐19
Forging New Voice Mechanisms From a Crisis—Employee Voice on Social Media During COVID‐19 Open
External crises, such as the COVID‐19 pandemic, have increased job insecurity and overall uncertainty in the labour market. Crises like these can suppress employee voice; that is, employees may feel unable to express their ideas and opinio…
View article: Frames of Reference: Dynamics of Change and Frame Misalignment Between Employers and Unions
Frames of Reference: Dynamics of Change and Frame Misalignment Between Employers and Unions Open
Industrial relations studies have struggled to explain the variations in human resource (HR) practices in firms operating in the same institutional contexts and sectors and facing similar market pressures. Budd, Pohler, and Huang's (2021) …
View article: Not Overly Accessible: Accessibility Services at Universities Across Canada
Not Overly Accessible: Accessibility Services at Universities Across Canada Open
People with disabilities face accessibility challenges in higher education. Consequently, universities generally provide accessibility services that provide support and information to those who need it. However, it is not clear what servic…
View article: Associations between employees’ alcohol consumption, insomnia and HR management strength
Associations between employees’ alcohol consumption, insomnia and HR management strength Open
Background Understanding of hazardous alcohol drinking and insomnia among Australian ambulance personnel is limited. Australian ambulance organizations have strengthened their organizational human resource management (HRM) to promote their…
View article: Employee voice and silence
Employee voice and silence Open
This entry explores the dynamics of employee voice and silence and their impact on employee wellbeing. It reviews different conceptualisations of voice and silence, and discusses how they are linked to employee wellbeing outcomes such as b…
View article: A voice system or a voice maze? Navigating employee voice in a hospital setting
A voice system or a voice maze? Navigating employee voice in a hospital setting Open
Purpose In recent years, in research and policy circles, there is growing interest in the subject of speaking up (and silence) within the health sector, and there is a consensus that it is a major issue that needs to be addressed. However,…
View article: Expatriate voice: The effects of nationality and social status
Expatriate voice: The effects of nationality and social status Open
The expression of voice is valuable for organisations and individuals but most of what we know about voice is drawn from western contexts. This paper focuses on why, how and on what issues expatriates speak up. Examining voice in the multi…
View article: How do tangible and intangible rewards encourage employee voice? The perspective of dual proactive motivational pathways
How do tangible and intangible rewards encourage employee voice? The perspective of dual proactive motivational pathways Open
Finding ways to motivate employees to speak up with suggestions and concerns is an important organizational concern. Drawing on the proactive motivation model, this research examines how organizational reward practices can encourage employ…
View article: How power, expertise, and hierarchy influence voice on patient safety: a study of surgeons and anaesthesiologists
How power, expertise, and hierarchy influence voice on patient safety: a study of surgeons and anaesthesiologists Open
This paper adds a novel perspective to employee voice literature by thematically analysing 36 in-depth interviews of surgeons and anaesthesiologists, who work together but in the context of a blurred hierarchy. We found that these two prof…
View article: Employee voice in times of crisis: A conceptual framework exploring the role of Human Resource practices and Human Resource system strength
Employee voice in times of crisis: A conceptual framework exploring the role of Human Resource practices and Human Resource system strength Open
Despite extensive developments in the field of Human Resource Management, we still have limited and fragmented knowledge of how the external and internal environment of an organization influences direct employee voice. In this conceptual p…
View article: Using social network analysis to understand the impact of systems integration efforts: a case study from Thunder Bay
Using social network analysis to understand the impact of systems integration efforts: a case study from Thunder Bay Open
Over the past two decades Canadian municipalities have seen the emergence of formalised systems-level collaborative approaches to addressing homelessness and housing issues. The implementation of such approaches has been widespread and to …
View article: Participation, involvement and employee voice in health care
Participation, involvement and employee voice in health care Open
This chapter provides an overview of the literature on employee voice in health care contexts and the implications for human resource management (HRM) theory and practice. The research surveyed is referred to herein as voice in health (VIH…
View article: Theory for the HRM discipline: where have we been and where are we going?
Theory for the HRM discipline: where have we been and where are we going? Open
This introductory chapter details the scope and purpose of the book, the rationale for increasing knowledge and use of theory in human resource management (HRM) research, the procedure for selecting theories for inclusion in the book, the …
View article: How are frontline managers supported in the performance management process?
How are frontline managers supported in the performance management process? Open
Purpose Existing research has ignored the perspectives of frontline managers (FLMs) in relation to the support they receive. This study aims to understand the extent to which and how other organisational actors support FLMs in their implem…
View article: The role of contextual voice efficacy on employee voice and silence
The role of contextual voice efficacy on employee voice and silence Open
Given recent studies have begun to question the siloed nature of employee voice research this paper attempts to theorise the boundaries between Organisational Behavior (OB), Human Resource Management (HRM) and Industrial and Employment Rel…
View article: Mick Marchington and his contributions to human resource management
Mick Marchington and his contributions to human resource management Open
Mick Marchington's contributions to the field of human resource management (HRM) was considerable through his leadership, teaching and research. In the research arena he made significant contributions to the topics of employee voice, parti…
View article: The complexities of employee voice within a multiculturally diverse aged care workforce setting
The complexities of employee voice within a multiculturally diverse aged care workforce setting Open
The study of employee voice has primarily focused on mainstream settings (the public sector, manufacturing and larger organisations) within Western countries, where the design of employee voice mechanisms occurs within the context of stand…
View article: Comparative impacts of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic on work and employment—Why industrial relations institutions matter
Comparative impacts of the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic on work and employment—Why industrial relations institutions matter Open
This introduction assesses the international impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on work and employment. It outlines conceptually why industrial relations institutions matter for shaping policy choices across different countries. This include…
View article: Employee voice on social media — An affordance lens
Employee voice on social media — An affordance lens Open
Voice mechanisms in organizations provide an opportunity for employees to have a say about their work. As new digital mechanisms, such as social media (SM), are being increasingly adopted by organizations for knowledge sharing, employee en…
View article: Missing voices? Integrating worker voice and social dialogue in the platform economy
Missing voices? Integrating worker voice and social dialogue in the platform economy Open
The gig economy can be defined as a broad range of labour transactions taking place through digital media, which relies on what have become known as gig workers (Kenney & Zysman, 2016; Schor & Attwood-Charles, 2017; Srnicek, 2017). Interes…
View article: Work, life and <scp>COVID</scp>‐19: a rapid review and practical recommendations for the <scp>post‐pandemic</scp> workplace
Work, life and <span>COVID</span>‐19: a rapid review and practical recommendations for the <span>post‐pandemic</span> workplace Open
Remote working because of the COVID‐19 pandemic has eroded boundaries between work and home, necessitating the need to evaluate the long‐term impacts of these changes and mitigate any negative effects on workers' work‐life experiences. To …
View article: Mapping employee involvement and participation in institutional context: Mick Marchington's applied pluralist contributions to human resource management research methods, theory and policy
Mapping employee involvement and participation in institutional context: Mick Marchington's applied pluralist contributions to human resource management research methods, theory and policy Open
Our paper examines how the work of Mick Marchington integrated older forms of employee participation with newer patterns of employee involvement. The paper shows how Employee Involvement and Participation (EIP) is central to contemporary H…
View article: How difficulties in upward voice lead to lateral voice: a case study of a Chinese hospital
How difficulties in upward voice lead to lateral voice: a case study of a Chinese hospital Open
Purpose The aim of this study is to explore and unpack the notion of lateral voice within the context of a Chinese hospital. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative design was used, involving interviews of 24 medical personnel from a pub…
View article: Solidarity in Action at a Time of Crisis: The Role of Employee Voice in Relation to Communication and Horizontal Solidarity Behaviour
Solidarity in Action at a Time of Crisis: The Role of Employee Voice in Relation to Communication and Horizontal Solidarity Behaviour Open
Solidarity behaviour (SB) among employees is important in building a sense of community in organizations, particularly within a crisis context where adverse working conditions prevail. However, we have limited knowledge concerning how SB d…
View article: Restaurant employees' attitudinal reactions to social distancing difficulties: a multi-wave study
Restaurant employees' attitudinal reactions to social distancing difficulties: a multi-wave study Open
Purpose Grounded in the job demands–resources (JD-R) theory, this study investigates how the difficulty in social distancing at work, resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, may lead to intention to quit and career regret and how and when thes…
View article: High reliability Human Resource Management (HRM): A system for high risk workplaces
High reliability Human Resource Management (HRM): A system for high risk workplaces Open
High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) research is based on the search for the most suitable bundle of complementary practices appropriate for the organisation and its operating environment. We examine the contents of a HPWS in organisations…