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| Author: | Horgan, J. Mühlau, P. |
| Title: | Human resource systems and employee performance in Ireland and the Netherlands: a test of the complementarity hypothesis |
| Journal: | International Journal of Human Resource Management
2006 : MAR, VOL. 17:3, p. 414 439 |
| Index terms: | human resource management strategy IRISH REPUBLIC Netherlands |
| Freeterms: | complementarities systems |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Internally consistent HR dimensions form the systematic approach to HR called the high performance human resource management. The different HR dimensions develop the skill and motivation of the employees and are considered to contribute to the bottom line of firms. The benefits are commonly associated with complementarities among different dimensions. In the theoretical part of this article reinforcement, flanking and compensation are presented as the three processes resulting in the complementarities. In the empirical part the authors examine if the effect at the employee level can be traced to the relationships between high performance HR dimensions. The main hypothesis is that the complementary effect of high performance HR system leads to a better workforce performance that the different dimensions combined. This complementarity hypothesis is tested with the help of a methodology for the test of systems effects and data was gathered in Ireland and the Netherland using a matched establishment survey. The main result is that the Irish data fully supports the complementarity hypothesis but the Dutch data does not. |
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