Revisiting system theories in Strategic Human Resource Management - A set-theoretic analysis of high performing firms in the UK

Johannes Meuer and Henric van der Ent
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Johannes Meuer: Department of Business Administration, University of Zurich and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Henric van der Ent: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

No 76, Economics of Education Working Paper Series from University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)

Abstract: Prior research has produced ambiguous support for theories on the nature and construction of Human Resource Management (HRM) systems. This ambiguity may be a function of the inherent limitations of the methodologies used in previous studies. We resume efforts by using a configurational methodology to analyze high performing HRM systems of 374 UK based firms. We reveal the multi-dimensional nature of successful and unsuccessful HRM systems. By providing a typology for comparing the interdependencies among vital and peripheral functions, we are able to describe and explain competitive advantages that rest in the orchestrating themes and integrative mechanisms of HRM systems.

Keywords: Strategic HRM; Organizational configurations; fsQCA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L22 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2012-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-bec, nep-cse and nep-hrm
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