Complementarities of HRM Practices

Florian Englmaier and Katharina Schüßler

Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems from Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich

Abstract: We provide an overview over different literature streams that aim at explaining the origin of persistent productivity differences across organization by variation in the use of management practices. We focus on human resource management (HRM) practices, document gaps in the literature, and show how insights from behavioral economics can inform the analysis. To this end, we develop a simple agency model illustrating how social preferences influence the design and impact of incentive schemes, investigate how auxiliary HRM practices can strengthen this interaction, and provide an overview over empirical investigations of this questions. Finally, we identify avenues for further research in this field.

Keywords: Complementarities; HRM practices; Method mix; Social preferences; Persistent Productivity Differences. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 M50 M52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-03-03
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