Human Resource Management in Professional Service Firms: a Systematic Literature Review

D. Sokolov and E. Zavyalova

No 8599, Working Papers from Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University

Abstract: Human resource management in professional service firms is one of the most important instruments for promoting sustainable competitive advantage. However, the questions of what HRM-related challenges such firms face and how they utilize HRM practices in order to address these challenges are not fully answered. Using a systematic literature review of 79 peer-reviewed journals, we attempt to contribute to answering to these questions. We analyzed the contribution of the articles by four HRM issues in PSF: "herding cats" problem, multiple commitment, autonomy and informality, and alternative incentives. As result, we identified possible gaps in the literature that could serve as the directions for future research.

Keywords: human resource management; HRM; professional service firms; systematic literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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