Does the relationship between sustainable human resource management and organizational identification vary by culture? Evidence from 35 countries based on GLOBE framework

Dariusz Turek; Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek; Fiona Edgar; Nataliya Podgorodnichenko; Belgin Okay-Somerville; Na Fu; Anna Lupina-Wegener; Howard J. Klein; Gulcin Akbas; Bassam Samir Al-Romeedy; Eleni Apospori; Janine Bosak; Adriana Caldana; Eleonora Crapolicchio; Jennifer Chavanovanich; Guillaume Desjardins; Angela Dorrough; Patrick Dunlop; Divina Edralin; Arum Etikariena; Denise Fernando; Lady Brigitte Galvez Sierra; Nicolas Gillet; Sergio Madero-Gomez; Francisca Gutierrez-Crocco; Carolin Haeffner; Paul Hutchings; Tiphaine Huyghebaert-Zouaghi; Hiroshi Ikeda; Maria Jarlstrom; Marc Jekel; Dorthe Hoj Jensen; Jerin Jose; Serdar Karabati; Mary Kinahan; Martin Lauzier; Abiodun Lawal; Alon Lisak; Pedro Leiva; Shera Malayeri; Claudia Manzi; Marco Giovanni Mariani; Khatuna Martskvishvili; Claude-Helene Mayer; Katarzyna Mikolajczyk; Maria Jose Charlo Molina; Silvia Moscatelli; Matteo Mosli; Felix Neto; Joana Neto; Erico Renteria-Perez; Narumol Petchthip; Ceri Phelps; Segundo Gonzalo Pazmay-Ramos; Maia Robakidze; Dayamy Lima Rojas; Alice Salendu; Marco Salvati; Mercedes Sanchez-Apellaniz; Susana Schmitz; Timur Sevincer; Masoumeh Seydi; Akihito Shimazu; Bertina Sjabadhyni; Katie Sullivan; Marina Greghi Sticca; Harry Susianto; Le Tan; Beril Turkoglu; Klaske Veth; Serena Wee; Gangfeng Zhang

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Does the relationship between sustainable human resource management and organizational identification vary by culture? Evidence from 35 countries based on GLOBE framework

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Does the relationship between sustainable human resource management and organizational identification vary by culture? Evidence from 35 countries based on GLOBE framework

Dariusz Turek, Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek, Fiona Edgar, Nataliya Podgorodnichenko, Belgin Okay-Somerville, Na Fu, Anna Lupina-Wegener, Howard J. Klein, Gulcin Akbas, Bassam Samir Al-Romeedy, …

Central European Management Journal, Vol.33(4), pp.667-696

07/11/2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CEMJ-04-2024-0121

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PurposeThe article discusses the relationships between sustainable HRM and organizational identification, conceptualized at the individual level, and the moderating role of cultural dimensions conceptualized at the country level (described in GLOBE's framework). The study's theoretical model based on social exchange theory proposes that sustainable HRM practice increases organizational identification. However, the strength of this identification depends on the dimensions of national culture. Thus, we assumed national culture functions as a second-level moderator in the relationship between sustainable HRM and organizational identification.Design/methodology/approachWe conducted the study with data from 10,421 employees across 35 countries. We used a multilevel modeling approach for data analysis.FindingsThe study revealed the cross-level interaction effects of national culture on the relationship between sustainable HRM practice and organizational identification. Specifically, the results indicate that sustainable HRM strengthens employees' organizational identification more in cultures with higher levels of gender egalitarianism and lower levels of humane orientation.Originality/valueThis study demonstrates that the relationship between sustainable HRM practices and employees' organizational identification is culturally sensitive. It highlights the need to consider cultural context when assessing the impact of sustainable HRM practices on employee outcomes. Furthermore, it shows that certain cultural dimensions can enhance the effect of sustainable HRM practices.

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Title: Does the relationship between sustainable human resource management and organizational identification vary by culture? Evidence from 35 countries based on GLOBE framework
Creators - without role: Dariusz Turek - SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek - SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Fiona Edgar - University of Otago
Nataliya Podgorodnichenko - University of Otago
Belgin Okay-Somerville - University of Glasgow
Na Fu - Dublin City University
Anna Lupina-Wegener - Supreme Council Of Health
Howard J. Klein - The Ohio State University
Gulcin Akbas - Atilim University
Bassam Samir Al-Romeedy - University of Sadat City
Eleni Apospori - Athens Univ Econ & Business, Athens, Greece
Janine Bosak - Dublin City University
Adriana Caldana - Universidade de São Paulo
Eleonora Crapolicchio - Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy
Jennifer Chavanovanich - Chulalongkorn University
Guillaume Desjardins - Univ Quebec Outaouais, Gatineau, PQ, Canada
Angela Dorrough - University of Cologne
Patrick Dunlop - Curtin University
Divina Edralin - San Beda University
Arum Etikariena - University of Indonesia
Denise Fernando - Hanze Univ Appl Sci, Groningen, Netherlands
Lady Brigitte Galvez Sierra - Univ Valle, Cali, Colombia
Nicolas Gillet - Université de Tours
Sergio Madero-Gomez - Tecnol Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico
Francisca Gutierrez-Crocco - Univ Austral Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Carolin Haeffner - University of Cologne
Paul Hutchings - University of Wales
Tiphaine Huyghebaert-Zouaghi - Cognition, Santé, Société
Hiroshi Ikeda - Kyushu University
Maria Jarlstrom
Marc Jekel - University of Cologne
Dorthe Hoj Jensen - Aarhus Univ, Aarhus, Denmark
Jerin Jose - Supreme Council Of Health
Serdar Karabati - Istanbul Bilgi University
Mary Kinahan - National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Martin Lauzier - Univ Quebec Outaouais, Gatineau, PQ, Canada
Abiodun Lawal - Fed Univ Oye Ekiti, Oye, Nigeria
Alon Lisak - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Pedro Leiva - University of Chile
Shera Malayeri - University of Bern
Claudia Manzi - Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy
Marco Giovanni Mariani - University of Bologna
Khatuna Martskvishvili - Tbilisi State University
Claude-Helene Mayer - University of Johannesburg
Katarzyna Mikolajczyk - Supreme Council Of Health
Maria Jose Charlo Molina - Univ Seville, Seville, Spain
Silvia Moscatelli - University of Bologna
Matteo Mosli
Felix Neto - Univ Porto, Porto, Portugal
Joana Neto - Univ Portucalense, REMIT Res Econ Management & Informat Technol, Porto, Portugal
Erico Renteria-Perez - Univ Valle, Cali, Colombia
Narumol Petchthip - Kasetsart University
Ceri Phelps - University of Wales
Segundo Gonzalo Pazmay-Ramos - Pontificia Univ Catolica Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Maia Robakidze - Tbilisi State University
Dayamy Lima Rojas - Pontificia Univ Catolica Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Alice Salendu - University of Indonesia
Marco Salvati - University of Verona
Mercedes Sanchez-Apellaniz - Univ Seville, Seville, Spain
Susana Schmitz - Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social
Timur Sevincer - Leuphana Univ Lueneburg, Luneburg, Germany
Masoumeh Seydi - University of Tehran
Akihito Shimazu - Keio Univ, Fac Policy Management, Fujisawa, Japan
Bertina Sjabadhyni - University of Indonesia
Katie Sullivan - University of Wales
Marina Greghi Sticca - Universidade de São Paulo
Harry Susianto - University of Indonesia
Le Tan - Northwest Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Xian, Peoples R China
Beril Turkoglu - TED University
Klaske Veth - Hanze Univ Appl Sci, Groningen, Netherlands
Serena Wee - Univ Western Australia, Sch Psychol Sci, Perth, Australia
Gangfeng Zhang - Zhejiang University
Publication Details: Central European Management Journal, Vol.33(4), pp.667-696
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Number of pages: 30
Grant note: ANID/FONDAP/15130009; ATE230065; NCS2024_021 / National Research and Development Agency
Identifiers: 9958804207691
Publication Details: 2658-0845
Academic Unit: University of Johannesburg
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article