Personal comprometido: el papel clave de la dirección de recursos humanos y de la generación de empoderamiento psicológico

Inmaculada Beltrán Martín; Juan Carlos Bou Llusar; Beatriz García Juan; Alejandro Salvador Gómez

doi:10.51302/rtss.2023.3369

Authors

Inmaculada Beltrán Martín Catedrática de Organización de Empresas. Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0425-4070
Juan Carlos Bou Llusar Catedrático de Organización de Empresas. Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-4304
Beatriz García Juan Profesora ayudante doctora de Organización de Empresas. Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8785-1101
Alejandro Salvador Gómez Profesor asociado de Organización de Empresas. Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3115-7185

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51302/rtss.2023.3369

Keywords:

high performance work systems, psychological empowerment, affective commitment, motivation, multilevel analysis, mediation, human resources management

Abstract

How important is the degree of intrinsic motivation of an employee to his or her commitment to the company? The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into the still underexplored mediating role of a key motivational process, psychological empowerment (PE), in the link between human resource management and employees' commitment. In particular, following previous literature recommendations, we study to what extent the dimensions of employee PE (meaning, competence, self-determination and impact) mediate the relationship between high performance work systems and employees' affective commitment. A multilevel approach is used, with matched data from human resources managers and a sample of 504 employees from 146 Spanish companies. Our study contributes to the current body of literature by supporting the importance of fostering motivational feelings in employees as a way of promoting affective reactions in organisations. More specifically, it highlights the value of examining and enhancing the meaning, self-determination and impact dimensions of PE when looking for committed employees.

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Author Biographies

Inmaculada Beltrán Martín, Catedrática de Organización de Empresas. Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España)

Catedrática de universidad del Departamento de Administración de Empresas y Marketing de la Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España). Sus líneas de investigación abarcan diferentes aspectos de la dirección de recursos humanos de las empresas tales como la flexibilidad de los recursos humanos, el empoderamiento de los empleados/as o la implementación de las estrategias de recursos humanos. Ha publicado sus investigaciones en revistas tales como International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Management o Human Resource Management Journal, entre otras. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0425-4070

Juan Carlos Bou Llusar, Catedrático de Organización de Empresas. Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España)

Catedrático de Organización de Empresas de la Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España). Sus principales intereses de investigación abarcan la gestión de los recursos humanos y la dirección estratégica. Es investigador principal del grupo de investigación Excellentia: calidad, innovación y personas de la Universitat Jaume I. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-4304

Beatriz García Juan, Profesora ayudante doctora de Organización de Empresas. Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España)

Profesora ayudante doctora en la Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España) en diferentes grados y másteres, en asignaturas relacionadas con la dirección de empresas y la gestión de recursos humanos. Sus principales intereses de investigación versan sobre la gestión de recursos humanos, la gestión de la calidad y la innovación, y en la vertiente docente, en la aplicación de nuevas técnicas de enseñanza-aprendizaje sobre la base de las nuevas tecnologías y la colaboración. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8785-1101

Alejandro Salvador Gómez, Profesor asociado de Organización de Empresas. Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España)

Investigador y docente en la Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, España). En el ámbito de la investigación, forma parte del grupo de investigación Excellentia, siendo uno de sus principales intereses de estudio el proceso de implementación de las estrategias de recursos humanos. En el ámbito de la docencia, dentro del área de organización de empresas, imparte asignaturas de implementación de estrategias empresariales, dirección de operaciones y trabajos finales de grado. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3115-7185

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