Excessive Performance Pressure vs Sustainable Productivity: A Study of Balanced HR Practices in Manufacturing Firms

Abstract

The paper considers the connection between high levels of performance pressure and sustainable output of manufacturing companies and how balanced HR practices can influence the connection between the two. Based on the primary data obtained in the work with 280 employees, the study will involve the use of statistical and SEM methods to examine the influence of the performance pressure, sustainable HR practices, and well-being of employees on the productivity outcomes. The results show that too much performance pressure is harmful to the employee and the productivity in the long term, and sustained HR practices are beneficial to the performance of the organization. One of the important mediating factors in this relationship is that of employee well-being. The paper identifies how your strategy to focus on the performance has diminishing returns and instead the human-focused HR practices have created resilience, engagement, and long-lasting productivity. The study adds to the expanding arguments of sustainable HRM by offering an empirical study of the manufacturing sector and practical information on how to attain balance and sustainable organizational performance.