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dc.contributor.authorJha, Jatinder Kumar
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Jatin
dc.contributor.authorVarkkey, Biju
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-04T04:21:10Z
dc.date.available2020-06-04T04:21:10Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationJha, J. K., Pandey, J., & Varkkey , B. (2019). Examining the role of perceived investment in employees’development on work-engagement of liquid knowledge workers: Moderating effects of psychological contract. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 12(2), 225-245. doi:10.1108/JGOSS-08-2017-0026en_US
dc.identifier.issn23985364
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/23061
dc.description.abstractPurpose – 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 evelopment 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.en_US
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dc.publisherJournal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcingen_US
dc.subjectQuantitativeen_US
dc.subjectEmployee managementen_US
dc.subjectIndian cutting and polishing of diamond (CPD) industryen_US
dc.subjectLiquid knowledge workersen_US
dc.subjectLiquid workforceen_US
dc.subjectPerceived investment in employee development (PIED)en_US
dc.subjectRelational psychological contacten_US
dc.subjectTransactional psychological contracten_US
dc.subjectWork engagementen_US
dc.subjectHighly skilled work forceen_US
dc.subjectTrainingen_US
dc.titleExamining the role of perceived investment in employees’ development on work-engagement of liquid knowledge workers: Moderating effects of psychological contracten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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