A systematic review of human capital and employee well-being: putting human capital back on the track

Islam, Md Shamirul; Amin, Muslim

doi:10.1108/ejtd-12-2020-0177

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“…Adopting a sustainable HR approach to PM incorporates a balance of financial results with positive human and social outcomes, both of which are critical to sustaining superior long-term business performance (Maley, 2014). However, though employee health and wellbeing are considered a part of human capital (Islam and Amin, 2022) compared with other HCM topics, OHS was less discussed and seldom investigated in the PM. The following are some points concerning designing an OHS PM.…”

Section: Performance Managementmentioning

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Integrating business model for sustainability and performance management to promote occupational health and safety—A discussion of value

Johanson¹,

Aboagye²,

Yao³

2022

Front. Sustain.

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The concept of business model has been around in scientific discussions for over half a century, but the adoption of business model for sustainability is much more recent. What constitutes a business model for sustainability is far from clear, and what drives the business model for sustainability to success needs further elaboration. The current paper adopts a conceptual approach to clarify the components of the business model for sustainability, focusing on the discussion of value addressed in its concept, and the interplay between the business model for sustainability and the internal performance management system. Furthermore, we connect our discussion to occupational health and safety because employee health and safety, one of the important elements of human capital, have been regarded as critical to the sustainable development of companies and society. We argue that OHS should be a fundamental cornerstone in doing business and should not be viewed as an afterthought of production and financial concerns. Therefore, OHS and employee relations should be addressed within the business model. The more important issue is the alignment of the value propositions, value creation, and value capture that underpin both the business model for sustainability and the internal performance management system. If the performance management system is decoupled from the business model, the long-term and short-term occupational health and safety advantages and the sustainable value propositions to stakeholders will not be realized.

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Section: Performance Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating business model for sustainability and performance management to promote occupational health and safety—A discussion of value

Johanson¹,

Aboagye²,

Yao³

2022

Front. Sustain.

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“…Human capital theory implies that education is a form of individual investment aimed at obtaining explicit returns regarding the individual's career path, with the purpose of ensuring that individuals, by investing in their education, develop their human capital to increase their competitiveness in the labour market (Cai, 2013;Nimmi et al, 2021). The literature on human capital in the context of employment has often considered the consequences of this factor, such as employability (Caballero et al, 2021;Donald et al, 2019) and career success (Frederiksen & Kato, 2018), but has appeared to give only limited attention to the means by which human capital is developed (Islam & Amin, 2022). This study proposes that career development learning (CDL) is an antecedent of students' investment in their human capital and, accordingly, positively influences their employability.…”

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Effects of career development learning on students’ perceived employability: a longitudinal study

Nguyen

et al. 2022

High Educ

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This study investigates the relationship between career development learning (CDL) and students’ perceived employability (SPE) with the mediating role of human capital. Using a quantitative method based on structured questionnaires to collect data from 512 Vietnamese students before starting their internship at businesses and 322 of them after 4 months, the results of the partial least square Structural Equational Model analysis showed that CDL positively affects SPE over time. Besides, the study explored the mediating effect of human capital in the relationship between CDL and SPE. In particular, scholastic capital and cultural capital play mediating roles while social capital failed to be in the relationship between CDL and SPE. This study is expected to enrich current literature on students’ employability and human capital theory. From practical aspects, the findings of this work can be of benefit to higher education institutions in supporting their students to enhance their employability in labour market.

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“…Similarly, Chen and Choi (2008) describe work values as the underlying preferences and opinions that should be met in people's career choices that can result in job satisfaction. According to Islam and Amin (2021), Gahan and Abeysekera (2009) and Newman and Nollen (1996), developing a more in-depth understanding of employee work values and employee well-being is a key element to organisational success as workforces and becoming increasingly diverse through the internationalisation of business. More specifically, Ralston et al (1997) argue that one of the most pressing issues facing MNCs worldwide is the sheer complexity of understanding and reconciling the diverse work-related value systems of their multidomestic operations.…”

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“…Its central proposition is that certain core characteristics of a job affect the psychological state of the individual employee, which, in turn, impacts work-related outcomes such as motivation, job satisfaction, employee performance and retention. Empirically, there are studies that tested the validity of the JCM, partly within the context of uncovering positive relationships between certain job characteristics and attitudinal as well as behavioural reactions (see, for instance, Islam and Amin, 2021; Humphrey et al , 2007; Clark, 2015; Blanz, 2017).…”

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Revisiting the moderating role of culture between job characteristics and job satisfaction: a multilevel analysis of 33 countries

Tan

Amin

et al. 2021

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PurposeThis paper aims to address how national culture moderates the relationship between job characteristics and job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThe authors examine the most recent data collected from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) in 2015 from a group of 33 countries. Hofstede's cultural model is used to represent and measure national culture.FindingsOne of the most significant findings from the authors’ two-level regression analysis is that having an interesting job contributes more to job satisfaction in individualistic countries than in collectivist countries. The authors also find that the newly introduced cultural dimension indulgence vs restraint has some significant moderating effect on the relationship between job security, salary, the perceived interest of a job and job satisfaction. Job security also seems to contribute less to job satisfaction in societies that are long-term oriented.Practical implicationsThis study provides further support for a more careful, nuanced examination of job motivation theories. Multinational companies should understand the needs of their employees and diversify their compensation packages accordingly. More attention should be paid to job design in individualistic or indulgent-oriented countries to create a satisfying job experience.Originality/valueThe authors examine the most recent data from ISSP and extend the literature by incorporating two additional cultural dimensions from Hofstede's model as moderators.

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A systematic review of human capital and employee well-being: putting human capital back on the track

Cited by 40 publications

References 125 publications

Integrating business model for sustainability and performance management to promote occupational health and safety—A discussion of value

Integrating business model for sustainability and performance management to promote occupational health and safety—A discussion of value

Effects of career development learning on students’ perceived employability: a longitudinal study

Revisiting the moderating role of culture between job characteristics and job satisfaction: a multilevel analysis of 33 countries

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