A multi-level examination of the link between diversity-related HR practices and employees’ performance: evidence from Italy

Author Affiliation

  • Dr. Yasir Mansoor Kundi is Assistant Professor at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

Faculty / School

School of Business Studies (SBS)

Department

Department of Management

Was this content written or created while at IBA?

Yes

Document Type

Article

Source Publication

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

ISSN

1464-0643

Disciplines

Human Resources Management | Performance Management | Training and Development

Abstract

Understanding how diversity-focused HR practices influence individual performance is critical to enhancing organizational competitiveness. In the current article, we examine the effects of diversity-focused HR practices on individual performance in terms of social information processing theory and social exchange theory. In particular, we draw upon constructs of diversity-focused HR practices, inclusion climate, employee relational attachment, and individual performance to hypothesize serial mediation mechanisms linking diversity-focused HR practices to individual performance. We collected time-lagged, multi-level, and multi-source data from 475 employees and their immediate supervisors working in the hotel industry of Italy. Our results demonstrated that diversity-focused HR practices were positively related to inclusion climate, which in turn improved relational attachment among employees. Moreover, diversity-focused HR practices were positively related to individual performance via sequential mediation of inclusion climate and relational attachment.

Indexing Information

Scopus, Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)

Journal Quality Ranking

4.867 (2021)

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Yasir Mansoor Kundi & Mohammed Aboramadan (2022) A multi-level examination of the link between diversity-related HR practices and employees’ performance: evidence from Italy, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2022.2139682

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Published

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