Title: Bolstering employee well-being through ability, motivation, opportunity-enhancing HRM practices: a moderating and mediating mechanism

Authors: Maham Jamil; Ahsan Ali Ashraf; Alia Ahmed; Sarah Azhar

Addresses: University of Sialkot, 1-Km Main, Daska Road, Sialkot, Punjab 51040, Sialkot, Pakistan ' Lahore Business School, University of Lahore, 1-Km Defence Road, 'near Bhuptian Chowk', Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan ' National College of Business Administration and Economics, 40-E1, Gulberg III, Punjab 54000, Lahore, Pakistan ' UE Business School, University of Education, Lower Mall Campus, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract: This study addresses persisting theoretical and methodological gaps in human resource management by investigating the impact of ability, motivation, and opportunity-enhancing HR practices on employee well-being, while considering moderating and mediating factors. Through a cross-sectional survey of 600 surgical industry employees in Sialkot, the research employs structural equation modelling to analyse data. Results reveal positive connections between HR practices and employee well-being. Organisational justice partially mediates the relationship between HR practices and well-being. Additionally, leader-member exchange moderates this association. The study emphasises the significance of ability, motivation, and opportunity-enhancing HR practices in enhancing employee well-being. It offers practical guidance to industry managers to cultivate these practices, thereby improving employee abilities, motivation, and opportunities, ultimately enhancing well-being. The research expands HR knowledge and introduces novel constructs like organisational justice and leader-member exchange to the discussion on employee well-being.

Keywords: ability; motivation; opportunity; organisational justice; leader-member exchange.

DOI: 10.1504/MEJM.2025.142870

Middle East Journal of Management, 2025 Vol.12 No.1, pp.63 - 97

Received: 19 Jul 2023
Accepted: 31 Aug 2023
Published online: 30 Nov 2024 *

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