Firms' human resource in information system and sustainable performance: does their organizational identity matter?

Abstract

Research suggests that firms' human resource management (HRM) in information technology (IT) may have a positive effective effect on their strategies of sustainable development. Based on the perspective of organizational identity orientation, we argue that firms' collectivistic orientation may moderate the relationship between the HRM and the implementation of the strategy. Focusing on firm performance in environmental protection, we test our predictions with empirical data from China's manufacturing industry. The results show a significant direct effect of the HRM and a significant moderating effect of identity orientation on the dependent variable, i.e. performance in sustainable development.

Keywords:

• environmental protection
• manufacturing industry
• organizational identity orientation
• sustainable performance

Acknowledgement

The authors are grateful for financial support from a grant from the “project 211 (Phase III)” of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.