Chinese and Irish professional service firms compared: Linking HPWS, organizational coordination, and firm performance

Na Fu, Janine Bosak, Patrick C. Flood and Qinhai Ma

Journal of Business Research, 2019, vol. 95, issue C, 266-276

Abstract: Strategic human resource management (SHRM) has an important influence on organizational performance. Previous research has established the positive impact of a specific set SHRM practices – known as high performance work systems (HPWS) – on firm performance. This study furthers our understanding of the performance impact of HPWS by: (a) proposing organizational co-ordination as a unique process-based mediator between HPWS and firm performance and (b) examining the impact of national cultural differences on the relationship between HPWS and organizational performance. Data were collected from 98 Chinese and 93 Irish accounting firms. The findings support the mediating role of organizational coordination in the relationship between HPWS and firm performance. Additionally, we found that the effects of organizational coordination were stronger in the high power distance and collectivistic culture of China than in the low power distance and individualistic culture of Ireland. Implications are discussed.

Keywords: Strategic human resource management; High performance work systems; Firm performance; Organizational coordination; Cultural differences; Professional service firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.08.021

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