AUTHOR=Su Zhongxing , Zhou Mengfei , Li Xiaobei , Yang Yuxin , Shi Wei 

TITLE=Collaborative HRM, climate for cooperation, and employee intra-organizational social ties in high-technology firms in China: A cross-level analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1036113

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1036113

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Individual social ties have been an important source of competitive advantages for high-tech firms in the knowledge economy. Based on the data collected from 363 knowledge employees working in 64 high-tech firms in China, we examine the cross-level relationships among collaborative HRM practices, climate for cooperation and employee intra-organizational social ties. The hierarchical linear model results show that organizational-level collaborative HRM practices have significant positive effects on the number and strength of individual-level intra-organizational social ties, and the climate for cooperation mediates these relationships.