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Assessing HR department effectiveness: managerial perspective in Polish firms

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|Jun 2024

Figures & Tables

Means, Standard Deviations for Study Variables

Descriptive Statistics
VariableObservationsMeanStd. Dev.MinMax
HR Dept. effectiveness (top)1504.160.363.005.00
HR Dept. effectiveness (HR)1493.850.413.005.00
HR Dept. effectiveness (line)1453.900.352.005.00
Org performance1504.150.382.865.00
Market performance1503.950.492.255.00
Employee productivity14013.020.8910.5215.35
Firm growth141107.6925.710.00213.33
Sales growth14018.1186.58-150.00927.41

Regression Results for Associations Between HR Department Effectiveness and Operational Outcomes

VariablesEmployee productivityEmployee productivityEmployee productivityFirm growthFirm growthFirm growth
HR Dept. effectiveness (top)–0.330 (0.288) 4.019 (6.791)
HR Dept. effectiveness (HR) 0.130 (0.185) 15.95*** (5.503)
HR Dept. effectiveness (line) –0.0854 (0.152) 18.54** (8.196)
Observations133133130141141137
R-squared full model0.2530.2460.2920.1320.1860.189
R-squared controls only0.2430.2430.2910.1290.1290.133

Correlations for Study Variables

Correlations
VariableHR Dept. effectiveness (top)HR Dept. effectiveness (HR)HR Dept. effectiveness (line)Org performanceMarket performanceEmployee productivityFirm growthSales growth
HR Dept. effectiveness (top)1
HR Dept. effectiveness (HR)0.0771
HR Dept. effectiveness (line)0.146*0.494***1
Org performance0.881***0.248***0.318***1
Market performance0.603***0.184**0.321***0.758***1
Employee productivity–0.0320.0770.020–0.056*–0.0171
Firm growth0.1110.241***0.277***0.179**0.305***0.0091
Sales growth–0.0010.1290.0930.0390.1110.0090.168*1

Results of the Tests for Equality of the Regression Coefficients for Firm Outcomes

Top managers = HR managersTop managers = line managersHR managers = line managers
Z statisticsp-valueZ statisticsp-valueZ statisticsp-value
Employee productivity1.340.1790.750.4520.900.368
Firm growth1.360.1721.360.1720.260.793

Regression Results for Associations Between HR Department Effectiveness and Firms’ Outcomes

VariablesOrg performanceOrg performanceOrg performanceMarket performanceMarket performanceMarket performanceSales growthSales growthSales growth
HR Dept. effectiveness (top)0.942*** (0.0765) 0.874*** (0.140) –35.84 (31.24)
HR Dept. effectiveness (HR) 0.184** (0.0804) 0.160 (0.109) 17.91* (10.41)
HR Dept. effectiveness (line) 0.320*** (0.107) 0.440*** (0.142) 4.238 (22.04)
Observations141141137141141137133133130
R-squared full model0.8090.3700.4160.4720.2400.3060.1760.1700.177
R-squared controls only0.3330.3330.3350.2230.2230.2180.1640.1640.177
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2024-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2449-8939 | Journal ISSN: 2449-8920
Language: English
Page range: 125 - 137
Published on: Jun 28, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2024 Magdalena Majowska, published by Jagiellonian University
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