Aligning flexibility with uncertainty in software development arrangements through a contractual typology

Fink, Lior; Wyss, Simon; Lichtenstein, Yossi

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“…Knowledge requirements dictate many organizational decisions of make or buy nature (Vyankatrao and Jenamani, 2008) especially in software industry (Mishra and Mahanty, 2015) these decisions in turn have an impact on contractual typology (Fink et al, 2018) and thus hiring of permanent or temporary workforce and organizational learning (Yakhlef, 2009). The study stressed how investment in development of the employees influences their work-engagement level which is also important in the HR offshoring context (Kuntz and Roberts, 2014).…”

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Examining the role of perceived investment in employees’ development on work-engagement of liquid knowledge workers

Jha

Pandey

Varkkey³

2019

JGOSS

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between perceived investments in employees’ development (PIED) on work engagement and the moderating effects of psychological capital on this relationship for liquid knowledge workers, employed in the Indian cutting and polishing of diamond industry (CPD). Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire composed of established scales was administered to 134 liquid knowledge workers. Having established convergent and discriminant validity using structural equation modelling, the model was further analysed using the Process macro to check for direct and moderating effects. Findings The research findings suggest that the perceived investment in employee development and psychological contract enhancement (relational and transactional) made by CPD units for liquid knowledge workers positively influenced their work engagement level. The study also finds that relational contract (not transactional contract) positively moderates the relationship between perceived investment in employee development and work engagement. Research limitations/implications This is a cross-sectional single source study; future studies could look at longitudinal and multisource perspective. Practical implications The study presents a “star matrix of engagement” that guides the application of the two strategies of perceived employee development and psychological contract enhancement for liquid knowledge workers. This has implications for design and implementation of human resource management practices and policies for employee management. Originality/value The study makes significant contributions to existing literature on antecedents of work engagement of liquid knowledge workers by examining the direct and moderating influences.

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Examining the role of perceived investment in employees’ development on work-engagement of liquid knowledge workers

Jha

Pandey

Varkkey³

2019

JGOSS

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“…The reward system deals with the strategies, policies and processes needed to ensure that the contribution of people in the organization is recognized and rewarded with financial and non-financial means (Shneor, Mrzygłód, Adamska-Mieruszewska & al., 2022). In practice (reward processes, practices and procedures) it is about the design, implementation and maintenance of the reward system (Fink, Wyss & Lichtenstein, 2018), which aims to satisfy the needs of the owner and designer. The overall goal is to reward people justly, fairly and consistently (Chamtitigul & Li, 2021) in accordance with their value to the organization, and in order to advance the achievement of the organization's strategic goals (Nguyen, 2020).…”

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Rewarding and Success of Information Systems Development Projects

Todorović,

Todorović

2023

ACE

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The purpose of the research is to determine the causes of failure of information systems development projects. We came to the hypothesis that rewarding can improve the success of information systems development projects. For this reason, it is suggested that employment contracts be tied to business results. Extrinsic and intrinsic rewards are a good motivator that affects the improvement of employee performance, i.e. increases productivity, business results and job satisfaction and contributes to increasing the success of information systems development projects. Designers and managers of information systems development projects who participated in the research, gave their views on the impact of rewards on the success of the information systems development project in response to survey questions. The attitudes were evaluated on a five-point Likert scales. We obtained additional data based on conversations with managers and designers who deal with the development of information systems. Through the research design, we determined an independent variable related to the employment contract based on business results, which is the basis for the application of various forms of remuneration, and a dependent variable related to the success of the information systems development project. The main findings of the research are related to the definition of the contract between the owner on the one hand and managers and designers on the other hand, which solves the problems of opportunistic behavior of managers and designers of information systems development project. In addition, the factors of extrinsic and intrinsic rewards that are most often used to motivate managers and designers of information systems development are defined. The practical implications of the research refer to the benefits that the company owner, managers and designers of the information systems development will have. They will receive the best model of employment contract for employees working on the development of an information systems project. In addition, they will receive information about the views of designers and project managers related to reward factors that improve the success of the information systems development project. The originality of the research refers to the creation of a model that links the work contract based on business results with reward factors that help to increase the success of the information systems development project.

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Industry Norms as Predictors of IT Outsourcing Behaviors

Prawesh

Chari

Agrawal

2021

International Journal of Information Management

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Aligning flexibility with uncertainty in software development arrangements through a contractual typology

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Cited by 6 publications

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Examining the role of perceived investment in employees’ development on work-engagement of liquid knowledge workers

Examining the role of perceived investment in employees’ development on work-engagement of liquid knowledge workers

Rewarding and Success of Information Systems Development Projects

Industry Norms as Predictors of IT Outsourcing Behaviors

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