Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of employees’ perception of performance appraisal (PA) practices on innovative behavior (IB). The authors also propose to analyze consistency, a dimension of Human Resource Management (HRM) system strength, as a moderating variable in the aforementioned relationship. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative study was conducted, using a sample of 166 employees carrying out highly qualified, intensive knowledge jobs in four industrial companies in the Valencian region of Spain. The hypotheses were tested by applying the Smart-PLS 3.2 software. Findings The findings confirmed that in a context of professional and qualified work, PA practices have a direct and positive effect on IB. However, the results obtained did not enable us to affirm that employee perceptions of the consistency of the HR system moderated the relationship between PA and IB. Originality/value The paper’s originality lies in including the role of consistency, a dimension of HRM system strength, in the analyzed relationship. When employees believe that PA achieves the goals for which this practice was designed, and that this appraisal follows a clear strategic direction over time, they perceive that the assessment system is not arbitrary, i.e., that this HR practice is being applied consistently. Consequently, the present work shows the relevant role of the perception of consistent PA when the firm wants to encourage IB. This fact opens up the field to study how to define and implement control mechanisms that tell managers whether there is a fit between employees’ perceptions and the intentionality of the HRP these managers have defined.
Terese Canet-Ginev 2 Resumen: Las relaciones entre género y comportamiento, así como el cumplimiento del estereotipo de comportamiento esperado es una cuestión clave sobre la que el trabajo que presentamos intenta profundizar. En concreto, analizamos la influencia de las diferencias de género y del comportamiento derivado de estas diferencias sobre los resultados de los procesos de negociación. Con el objeto de controlar la influencia del contexto en el que el proceso de negociación se produce, nos centramos en el análisis de las negociaciones de acuerdos de cooperación. Este tipo de acuerdos se caracterizan por un elevado grado de ambigüedad estructural, las negociaciones son de suma variable y los agentes que actúan en ellas lo hacen en nombre del colectivo al que representan. En esta situación es cuando las diferencias de género se hacen patentes, lo cual nos conducirá a reflexionar sobre la composición idónea del equipo negociador, la cual debería orientarse, en nuestra opinión, hacia un perfil de género "andrógino" capaz de adoptar comportamientos tanto cooperativos como competitivos en función de la situación. Estas reflexiones quedan recogidas en las tres proposiciones formuladas y en la posterior discusión final.Palabras clave: género, comportamiento negociador, resultados de la negociación, equipo negociador, alianzas estratégicas.
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