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A Study on the Mechanism of Corporate Social Responsibility-Oriented Human Resource Management’s Impact on Employees’ CSR-Specific Performance
- 1 Changsha University of Science and Technology; University of South China
- 2 Central South University
- 3 Central South University
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Abstract
Based on the AMO theoretical framework, this study examines whether and how corporate social responsibility-oriented human resource management (CSR-HRM) influences employees’ CSR-specific performance. Drawing on 331 employee questionnaires collected at two time points, the findings reveal that CSR-HRM positively impacts employees’ CSR-specific performance. Furthermore, CSR-HRM enhances employees’ CSR-specific performance through three mechanisms: increasing moral efficacy, fostering prosocial motivation, and promoting an organizational CSR climate.
Keywords
corporate social responsibility-oriented human resource management, CSR-specific performance, moral efficacy, prosocial motivation, organizational CSR climate
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Guo,H.;Yan,A.;Chen,S. (2024). A Study on the Mechanism of Corporate Social Responsibility-Oriented Human Resource Management’s Impact on Employees’ CSR-Specific Performance. Journal of Applied Economics and Policy Studies,13,77-88.
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