A Framework for Human Resource Configurations in Knowledge-intensive Organizations

Xiaowan Lin and Heng Tang

International Journal of Business Administration, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: The article identified two human resource (HR) configurations -- knowledge-based and commitment-based HR configurations -- which would particularly improve performance of knowledge-intensive organizations. The different mechanisms of their effects on organizational performance will be discussed. We argue that knowledge-based HR configuration will directly enhance the intellectual capital, which in turn affects organizational performance; whereas commitment-based HR configuration will influence organizational performance through improving employees¡¯ commitment to organization and lowering the rates of turnover and absenteeism. The model about the relationship of the two HR configurations (complementary vs. contradictory) is also proposed.

Keywords: human resource configurations; knowledge-intensive organizations; organizational performance; intellectual capital; commitment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.5430/ijba.v7n1p1

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