*Professor, Haryana School of Business, Haryana, India
**Director, Academic Staff College, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India
***Administrative Officer, Oriental Insurance Company Limited
Online published on 19 September, 2014.
Increasing popularity of Neo-human relation and Neo-behaviourist school have emphasised the concepts of employee involvement and employee empowerment. And in this pursuit High Performance Work Practices have gained great significance. These practices are cherished for being a blend of theoretical models and practical approaches backed up with ‘how, why, what and when to plan’ for the organisation. Further they help to realize theoretical concepts of open, collaborative, interactive, trustful and mutually beneficial work environment and organizational culture. Thus in this light it is interesting to discuss ‘employees’ perception regarding awareness and effectiveness of HPWPs. Paper found that awareness lies in ‘Aware’ and effectiveness lies in ‘Effective’ category of five-point rating scale. Further both levels have also been explored various demographic variables like gender and across various types of organizations like public, private, manufacturing, service etc. A positive correlation was also revealed between awareness and effectiveness level. Further various barriers to adoption of HPWPs have been discussed and implication of employees’ perception has also been studied herewith.
