Combined effect of human capital, temporary employment and organizational size on firm performance
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Combined effect of human capital, temporary employment and organizational size on firm performanceData de publicació
2012Editor
Emerald Group Publishing LimitedISSN
0048-3486Tipus de document
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Purpose – This study aims to examine how temporary employment and organizational size
moderate the effect of human capital on firm performance. The authors also analyze the overall effect
of human capital, temporary ... [+]
Purpose – This study aims to examine how temporary employment and organizational size
moderate the effect of human capital on firm performance. The authors also analyze the overall effect
of human capital, temporary contracts and organizational size on firm performance. This enables them
to identify which combination of these three variables leads to the highest levels of profitability.
Design/methodology/approach – From a sample of 1,403 Spanish firms, the authors carry out a
comparative analysis of the impact of human capital on labor productivity and return on sales among
small and large companies with high and low use of temporary employment.
Findings – The positive effect of human capital on return of sales is greater in large firms with low
temporary employment than in small firms with high temporary employment. In addition, this
positive effect is not universal because in some scenarios it is not significant. The most beneficial
context is that of large companies with a high level of human capital and a low use of temporary
employment.
Research limitations/implications – The results should be interpreted within the Spanish
manufacturing sector.
Practical implications – Decisions about investment in human capital and the use of temporary
workers should be taken jointly by personnel managers, in accordance with the size of the firm. If this
holistic view is ignored, a full understanding of the impact of human capital on firm performance will
be obscured. On the other hand, a common feature that large and small firms share is an
incompatibility between human capital and temporary employment.
Originality/value – Growing interest has been shown in the degree to which investment in human
capital contributes to firm performance; yet limited research attention has been paid to the contextual
conditions that moderate this relationship. Investment in human capital can be more beneficial in some
scenarios than in others. [-]
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Personnel Review Vol. 41 No. 1, 2012Drets d'accés
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