A Cross-level Study on the Impact of Strategic Human Resource Management on Employee In-role Performance

Abstract

Based on social exchange theory, strategic human resource management (SHRM) has a positive effect on employee in-role performance. However, the existing researches are still insufficient in the research level and mechanism. This paper examines the cross-level impact of SHRM on employee in-role performance, and tests the mediating effect of psychological contract and the moderating role of Chinese traditionality. Taking 51 enterprises and 1015 employees as research objects, this study established a cross-level analysis model. The results of HLM empirical analysis show that: (1) SHRM has a significant cross-level positive impact on in-role performance. (2) SHRM improves in-role performance through improving balanced and relational psychological contract. SHRM improves in-role performance through depressing transactional psychological contract. (3) Chinese traditionality moderates the relationship between relational psychological contract, transactional psychological contract and in-role performance.