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The paradox of employee psychological well-being practices: An integrative literature review and new directions for research

Loon, M, Otaye-Ebede, LE and Stewart, J (2018) The paradox of employee psychological well-being practices: An integrative literature review and new directions for research. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30 (1). pp. 156-187. ISSN 1466-4399

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Abstract

It is well established that many HR practices for employees’ psychological wellbeing (PWB) and organisational performance conflict and even contradict one another. We address this long-standing issue by undertaking an innovative integrative literature review using the paradox metatheory as a lens. Unlike the contingency approach, a paradox perspective reflects real-world tensions as normal, which can be harnessed and be beneficial. We make three contributions; firstly, we identify contradictory employee PWB and organisational performance HR practices; secondly, we offer a solution in addressing the inherent tension between PWB and performance by developing a new sensemaking conceptual framework; and for our third contribution we offer a more nuanced perspective by distinguishing endogenous factors that organisations can influence to enhance the synergies between employee PWB and organisational performance HR practices. The intended impact of this paper is to instigate a paradigm shift and shape a new trajectory of thinking about how employee PWB and organisational performance practices can exist side-by-side.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Human Resource Management on 27/05/18, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09585192.2018.1479877
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1503 Business And Management, 1505 Marketing
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business
Divisions: Liverpool Business School
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Date Deposited: 25 Jun 2018 08:52
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2021 10:22
DOI or ID number: 10.1080/09585192.2018.1479877
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8881
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