Wellness Programs, Perceived Organizational Support, and Their Influence on Organizational Performance: An Analysis Within the Framework of Sustainable Human Resource Management

The wellbeing of employee has become a challenge associated with working towards sustainable human resource management. This study, therefore, focuses on analyzing the role played by companies' wellness practices as an important part of the social dimension of the "triple bottom line." We hypothesize that these practices are linked to the employees' perceived organizational support, and, simultaneously, to organizational performance, in addition to observing the mediating effects of job satisfaction and commitment. We tested the hypotheses by developing a questionnaire. The direct and mediating effects were analyzed using the Partial Least Square (PLS) structural equation technique. The results eventually obtained from 137 questionnaires provided evidence that wellness programs and perceived organizational support influence organizational performance, with mediating effects on job satisfaction and commitment.JEL Classification: L84, M12, M14 Design/methodology/approach: the proposed hypotheses were tested using a snowball sampling method, which led to the attainment of 137 valid questionnaires. The direct and mediating effects were analyzed using the Partial Least Square (PLS) structural equation technique. Purpose: the wellbeing of employee has become a challenge associated with working toward sustainable human resource management. This study focuses on analyzing the role played by companies' wellness practices as an important part of the social dimension of the 'triple bottom linea'. We hypothesize that these practices are linked to the employees' perceived organizational support, and simultaneously to organizational performance, in addition to observing the mediating effects of job satisfaction and commitment. Findings: the results eventually obtained from the present research provided evidence that wellness programs and perceived organizational support influence organizational performance, with mediating effects of job satisfaction and commitment. Originality: this study contributes to the issue of sustainable human resource management through the social dimension of the triple bottom line. The employee is an important component in this social dimension and the results obtained in this research make it possible to link the employees' wellness and perceived organizational support to the companie's performance.