Abstract:
Purpose - Despite a pervasive workforce shortage, existing research has provided limited
guidance about work value i.e. workforce levels and commitment of the supply chain workforce.
Moreover, few studies explore the effects of workforce level on such commitment. The paper
aims to discuss this issue.
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Design/methodology/approach - To address this gap, the authors apply quantitative
methodology to study the critical work value drivers of supply chain job commitment
workforce levels through survey data.
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Findings -industry commitment are impacted differently across workforce levels (work values).
The-findings shows that,-these work values (Extrinsic, Supervisory; Altruistic, Stability,-
Intrinsic, Leisure and Social) have significant impact on commitment and hence, the
performance of supply chain i.e. its success.
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Practical implications - The results reveal how proactive organizations can not only hire and
retain the best people through these work values but also help employees at different workforce
levels understand one another’s motivations, empowering these organizations to become
employers of choice. The study also strikes new ground by assessing differences in work values
across workforce levels.
