Effect of HRM Practices on Constructive Deviance in Pharmaceuticals Companies: Mediating by Ethical Climate

Abstract

Waleerak Sittisom.

The purpose of the current study is to elaborate that how “ability, motivation and opportunity enhancing human resource management practices” effect on constructive deviance in pharmaceuticals companies. The study also examine that how ethical climate mediates the relationship between them. In present study the data is collected from pharmaceuticals company’s employees of Thailand. Under this study, the AMO theory is essential to explain the importance of the research framework. It is considered as fundamental theory and this study add knowledge in ability, motivation and opportunity theory. For fulfilling the nucleus aim of the current study the deductive approach is used. The data is collected from employees through survey method. The questionnaire method is used under this study for collecting the data from the respondents. Simple random sampling technique is used under this study for data collection from 300 employees. Total 300 questionnaires are distributed out of which 270 questionnaire collected from employees. The smart PLS is used under this study for analyzing the relation among variables. The study is correlational among variables. The primary concern of this study is to identifying the relationship among variables such as AMO enhancing HRM practices, constructive deviance and ethical climate. Moreover, there are limited studies available on pharmaceuticals human resource management department of Asian economies. Still, the human resource management practices are not properly followed in developing countries. So, this study provides greater knowledge about HRM practices according to ability, motivation and opportunity theory. Similarly, the practical implication and future direction are provided at the end of the study under the discussion heading.