{"title":"Why Do Employees Negotiate Personalised Work Arrangements? Examining the Motives and Outcomes of Idiosyncratic Deals in an Indian IT Industry Context","authors":"Maithily R, Devi Soumyaja","doi":"10.1177/23220937231173119","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) are personalised work arrangements negotiated between employees and employers. In most contemporary organisations, i-deals have achieved desirable employee behaviour and positive work-related outcomes. Although recent literature has given increased attention to i-deals, a lack of clarity exists regarding what drives i-deal negotiations and the perceived outcomes of such individualised negotiations in emerging economies like India, which falls in the middle zone of negotiability. Therefore, the study investigates what motivates employees for i-deal negotiations and the outcomes of such i-deals from an employee perspective by following a qualitative methodology. Data for the study were collected through in-depth interviews among 30 IT sector employees in India who successfully negotiated i-deals. Axial coding was used for data coding, resulting in two main themes for the study: motives for i-deal negotiation and outcomes of those negotiations. The study findings show that career advancement and job autonomy are the critical drivers of i-deal negotiations. Besides, the benefits experienced by the employees from such negotiations include reduced work–family conflict, enhanced work engagement and job satisfaction. Theoretical and managerial implications are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":42119,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23220937231173119","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) are personalised work arrangements negotiated between employees and employers. In most contemporary organisations, i-deals have achieved desirable employee behaviour and positive work-related outcomes. Although recent literature has given increased attention to i-deals, a lack of clarity exists regarding what drives i-deal negotiations and the perceived outcomes of such individualised negotiations in emerging economies like India, which falls in the middle zone of negotiability. Therefore, the study investigates what motivates employees for i-deal negotiations and the outcomes of such i-deals from an employee perspective by following a qualitative methodology. Data for the study were collected through in-depth interviews among 30 IT sector employees in India who successfully negotiated i-deals. Axial coding was used for data coding, resulting in two main themes for the study: motives for i-deal negotiation and outcomes of those negotiations. The study findings show that career advancement and job autonomy are the critical drivers of i-deal negotiations. Besides, the benefits experienced by the employees from such negotiations include reduced work–family conflict, enhanced work engagement and job satisfaction. Theoretical and managerial implications are also discussed.
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South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management (SAJHRM) is a peer-reviewed scholarly outlet for publications on HRM in and out of South Asia. It includes countries that are members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In terms of the discipline focus, all articles broadly focusing on the theory and practice of managing human resources for the benefit of individuals, firms and community at large will be acceptable. In view of the contemporary focus on Strategic HRM, the journal coverage would also include comparative research and other related management disciplines as long as one of the key aims of the manuscript is on harnessing the potential of human capital. Considering the uneven economic development within the South Asian region, the journal encourages potential authors to explore broader implications of their scholarly views and findings on the region as a whole. A distinguishing feature of the journal is its focus on “HR in Practice”. Apart from theory, it will pay significant attention on how HRM is practiced in and out of South Asia. The journal features conceptual and empirical research papers, research notes, interviews, case studies and book reviews. In short, to be considered for publication, a manuscript should broadly focus on managing people and contextualised within one or more South Asian countries at the firm, regional, national and international levels.