Human Resource Flexibility as a Mediating Variable Between High Performance Work Systems and Performance

Much of the human resource management literature has demonstrated the impact of high performance work systems (HPWS) on organizational performance. A new generation of studies is emerging in this literature that recommends the inclusion of mediating variables between HPWS and organizational performance. The increasing rate of dynamism in competitive environments suggests that measures of employee adaptability should be included as a mechanism that may explain the relevance of HPWS to firm competitiveness. On a sample of 226 Spanish firms, the study’s results confirm that HPWS influences performance through its impact on the firm’s human resource (HR) flexibility

International marketing ethics: A cross-cultural study

Ethics in marketing is a contentious issue, particularly in the international context where culture may affect perceptions and interpretations of ethical behaviours. Moreover, research in this area uses two distinct methodologies, making a synthesis of empirical findings difficult. This study explores whether culture influences managers’ perceptions of ethical situations and whether findings from two different methodologies can be aggregated into one single body of knowledge. Pascale G. Quester, Josie Simpso