HRM in Spain its Diversity and the Role of Organizational Culture: an Empirical Study

Abstract

Many research studies have evidenced the lack of consensus existing on the impacts of diversity in the workforce of companies. Thus, new studies are demanded to consider new intermediate (moderator or mediator) variables in the relation between diversity and results. This research study proposes a management model that considers the role of organizational culture and the human resources system itself as mediator constructs, assessing their impact on work groups. These relations have been evaluated by means of a sample of 102 companies located in the region of Andalusia (Spain) using Structural Equation Modeling (SME) according to the PLS (Partial Least Squares) technique for the analysis of data. Our results have shown the key role played by human resources policies in the effectiveness of social processes, contributing to the study of intermediate variables in diversity model. Finally, its limitations and practical implications are discussed.