Employment Flexibility and Firm Performance: Examining the Interaction Effects of Employment Mode, Environmental Dynamism, and Technological Intensity

Journal of Management, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 681-703, 2003

23 Pages Posted: 17 Jul 2007

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David P. Lepak

Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations - New Brunswick

Riki Takeuchi

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Management & Organization

Scott A. Snell

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Abstract

Building on recent arguments advocating the benefits of different types of employment flexibility, we examine the relationships among the four types of employment (knowledge-based, job-based, contract, and alliances) and firm performance. The results indicate that a greater use of knowledge-based employment and contract work is positively associated with firm performance. The results also indicate that both knowledge-based employment and contract work positively interact with job-based employment to impact firm performance. In addition, the relationships between knowledge-based employment and firm performance, as well as between job-based employment and firm performance, vary across levels of technological intensity.

Suggested Citation

Lepak, David P. and Takeuchi, Riki and Snell, Scott A., Employment Flexibility and Firm Performance: Examining the Interaction Effects of Employment Mode, Environmental Dynamism, and Technological Intensity. Journal of Management, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 681-703, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1000841

David P. Lepak (Contact Author)

Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations - New Brunswick ( email )

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Riki Takeuchi

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Management & Organization ( email )

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Scott A. Snell

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business ( email )

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