Effective HR implementation. The impact of supervisor support for policy use on employee perceptions and attitudes

Straub, Caroline; Vinkenburg, Claartje; van Kleef, Marco; Hofmans, Joeri (2018). Effective HR implementation. The impact of supervisor support for policy use on employee perceptions and attitudes The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(22), pp. 3115-3135. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/09585192.2018.1457555

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Effective implementation of human resource (HR) policies appears to depend on supervisors’ active involvement in the intervention process. Following recommendations of a recent intervention evaluation framework, we examine how perceived supervisor support during the implementation of a work-life intervention helps to change participants’ perceptions of organizational family supportiveness, and how this ultimately changes participants’ engagement and turnover intentions. A three-wave longitudinal study in a professional services firm (N = 434) that has formally involved supervisors in the process of a work-life intervention showed support for our study hypotheses. Supervisor support for policy use influenced employees’ positive work–home culture perceptions, which in turn strengthened employees’ work engagement and diminished their turnover intentions over time. We discuss practical implications and give recommendations on the future design of HR interventions and related policies.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
Division/Institute:	Business School > Institute for New Work > Diversity and Inclusion Business School > Institute for New Work > New Forms of Work and Organisation Business School
Name:	Straub, Caroline; Vinkenburg, Claartje; van Kleef, Marco and Hofmans, Joeri
ISSN:	0958-5192
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Submitter:	Caroline Straub
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2019 13:25
Last Modified:	28 Sep 2021 07:05
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/09585192.2018.1457555
Uncontrolled Keywords:	HR implementation, work-home reconciliation, line manager, supervisor support for policy use, employee perceptions and attitudes
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.6716
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/6716