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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no4.1003

The Relationship Between Human Resource Management Practices, Work Engagement and Employee Behavior: A Case Study in Vietnam  

PHAM, Thi Ngoc Mai (Faculty of Business Administration, University of Finance - Marketing)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.4, 2021 , pp. 1003-1012 More about this Journal
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This study aims to identify the relationship between human resource management practices, work engagement, and proactive behavior of health workers in Gia Lai Province in Vietnam. Based on theoretical frameworks of human resource management, work engagement, and proactive behavior, this study developed a research model and tested its relationship between human resource management practices, work engagement, and the proactive behavior of healthcare workers in Gia Lai Province. This research has used a mixed research method with qualitative and quantitative research. The quantitative research was conducted by survey with 232 health workers. The hypotheses were tested by using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings showed that human resource management practices have a positive and significant influence on proactive behavior, which directly influences healthcare workers' work engagement. Besides, work engagement plays a role in mediating the influence of human resource management practices on proactive behavior. This research implies that health care organizations should pay more attention to human resource management practices to improve work engagement that assists in increasing employee proactive behavior. Efficient human resource management practices help boost work engagement and, initiality, improve the quality of health care services and minimize errors in treatments.
Keywords
Human Resource Management Practices; Health Worker; Proactive Behavior; Work Engagement;
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