Personnel Review, Volume 44, Issue 1, February 2015.
Purpose Idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) are employees’ proactive individualized negotiations with their employer for higher job autonomy corresponding to their competencies and values. The path to i-deals in the organization can commence with value-based human resource (HR) practices. This study investigates this path from value-based HR practices to i-deals through the mediating roles of corporate social responsibility (CSR), emotional intelligence, and upward influence behaviors. Design/methodology/approach The hypothesized model was verified through the structural equation modelling-based analysis of cross-sectional data from 362 respondents from Vietnam-based software companies. Findings Research findings found value-based HR practices as the starting point of the path to i-deals, in which consecutive crucial milestones are ethical CSR, emotional intelligence, and organizationally beneficial upward influence behaviors. Originality/value I-deals literature, through this empirical inquiry, is further extended by discovering the socialized driving forces, such as CSR and emotional intelligence, behind individualized i-deals.
Purpose Idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) are employees’ proactive individualized negotiations with their employer for higher job autonomy corresponding to their competencies and values. The path to i-deals in the organization can commence with value-based human resource (HR) practices. This study investigates this path from value-based HR practices to i-deals through the mediating roles of corporate social responsibility (CSR), emotional intelligence, and upward influence behaviors. Design/methodology/approach The hypothesized model was verified through the structural equation modelling-based analysis of cross-sectional data from 362 respondents from Vietnam-based software companies. Findings Research findings found value-based HR practices as the starting point of the path to i-deals, in which consecutive crucial milestones are ethical CSR, emotional intelligence, and organizationally beneficial upward influence behaviors. Originality/value I-deals literature, through this empirical inquiry, is further extended by discovering the socialized driving forces, such as CSR and emotional intelligence, behind individualized i-deals.