The relationship between employee well-being and organizational trust in the context of sustainable human resource management
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.19(2).2021.10
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As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, new challenges in the organizational and business environment emerge, causing the human resource management (HRM) to develop a flexible yet strategic and sustainable response in the face of instability and uncertainty. HRM practices that focus on employees’ emotional, psychological, and cognitive states are becoming crucial. The aim of this paper is to disclose the relationship between employee well-being and organizational trust in the context of sustainable HRM. The literature analysis revealed that sustainable HRM practices focused on meeting the needs of employees are particularly significant as they positively influence employee well-being. Furthermore, ensuring employee well-being based on sustainable HRM principles leads to increased organizational trust. The results of the analysis proved direct and indirect relationships between employee well-being and organizational trust; however, further research is needed to distinguish the relationship between sustainable human resource management practices and employee well-being, with a mediating role and moderating role of organizational trust.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)I31, I39, J28, M12
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- Figure 1. The stucture of organizational trust
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- Table 1. Factors ensuring employee well-being
- Table 2. Review of empirical research on the relationship between organizational trust and employee well-being in the context of sustainable HRM
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