Perceptions of high involvement work practices, person-organization fit and burnout:
a time lagged study of health care employees
Kilroy, StevenORCID: 0000-0002-5221-2131, Flood, Patrick C.ORCID: 0000-0002-2465-7432, Bosak, JanineORCID: 0000-0001-5701-6538 and Chênevert, Denis
(2016)
Perceptions of high involvement work practices, person-organization fit and burnout:
a time lagged study of health care employees.
Human Resource Management, 56
(5).
pp. 821-835.
ISSN 0090-4848
Previous research demonstrates that high involvement work practices (HIWPs) may be
associated with burnout (emotional exhaustion and depersonalization); however, to date, the
process through which HIWPs influence burnout is not clear. This article examined the impact
of HIWPs on long term burnout (emotional exhaustion and depersonalization) by considering the
mediating role of person-organization fit (P-O fit) in this relationship. The study used a time
lagged design and was conducted in a Canadian general hospital amongst health care personnel.
Findings from structural equation modeling (N = 185) revealed that perceived HIWPs were
positively associated with P-O fit. There was no direct effect of HIWPs on burnout; rather, P-O
fit fully mediated the relationship between employee perceptions of HIWPs and burnout. This
study fills a void in the HR and burnout literature by demonstrating the role that P-O fit has in
explaining how HIWPs alleviates emotional exhaustion and depersonalization.
Metadata
Item Type:
Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
burnout; employee participation; health care; job involvemen;t strategic HR