The high-performance HRM systems in shaping employee performance – an analysis into the mediating effect of the psychological contract based on organisations in Central Poland

Abstract

This paper uses independent and intermediate variables (individual and organisational) to study employee performance. It was prepared based on a literature review and a study of relations between the high-performance systems (the main predictor) and employee performance (composed of their behaviours and performance) mediated by the fulfilment of psychological contract. The research showed that the high-performance HRM systems (consisting of content, process and climate) directly and indirectly influence employee performance through the mediating effect of the psychological contract setting out the obligations of employers and employees towards each other.