Human Resource Management Journal
Volume 29, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 254-269

Human resource practices and migrant workers' turnover intentions: The roles of post-migration place identity and justice perceptions (Article)

Zhang H. , Li X.* , Frenkel S.J. , Zhang J.
  • a CUFE Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
  • b Graduate School of China, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
  • c School of Management, UNSW Business School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • d Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing, China

Abstract

This study adopts an identity perspective to explore the relationship between human resource (HR) practices and turnover intentions among migrant workers. Informed by HR attribution theory, we propose that the effects of HR practices will be more effective in reducing turnover among migrant workers when these workers have stronger post-migration place identities and when they experience a sense of justice regarding their work and nonwork environments. Using a three-way interaction model, we tested these ideas on a sample composed of 1,985 migrant workers in 141 firms in China. The results support the theoretical model. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Author Keywords

post-migration place identity turnover intention HR practices justice perceptions Migrant workers

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058144404&doi=10.1111%2f1748-8583.12223&partnerID=40&md5=8ab75053fae47a229e3e6c3b802b91a5
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12223
ISSN: 09545395
Original Language: English