What one thinks determines one's actions: the importance of employees’ perception in implementing HR systems

Although a number of studies have focused on the mediating relationship between HR systems and performance at both a firm‐level analysis and a cross‐level analysis, only a few have examined the importance of employees’ perception in implementing HR systems. Using a massive database that included 6709 employees in 245 manufacturing firms in South Korea, this study examines the relationship between HR systems and two types of firm performance –...