Appendix
Legal Compliance 2 references to HRM theories
Human Capital theory:
Investments in human capital (both formal education and non-formal training) enhance
a countries or organization’s ability to comply with core international labor standards.
National Research Council. (2004). Human capital and international labor standards
compliance. In Monitoring international labor standards: Techniques and sources of
information (pp. 161–175). The National Academies Press.
Contract code of conduct reference to HRM theories.
Social exchange theory (SET):
Employees tend to reciprocate the treatment they receive from the organization. When
they perceive fair and ethical treatment, they are more likely to act in ways that benefit
the organization.
Blau, P. M. (1964). Exchange and power in social life. Wiley.
Organizational Justice theory.
A well-designed code of conduct can help ensure procedural justice by making
processes transparent and consistent (how violations are handled, how decisions are
made).
Hosmer, L. T., & Kiewitz, C. (2005). Organizational justice: A behavioral science concept
with critical implications for business ethics and stakeholder theory. Business Ethics
Quarterly, 15(1), 67–91.
Find a reference of the organizational justice theory that relates to contract code of conduct.