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Author: | Delery, J. Doty, H. |
Title: | Modes of theorizing in strategic human resource management: tests of universalistic, contingency, and configurational performance predictions |
Journal: | Academy of Management Journal
1996 : AUG, VOL. 39:4, p. 802-835 |
Index terms: | MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PREDICTION THEORY |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The field of strategic human resource management (HRM) has been criticised for lacking a solid theoretical foundation. This article documents that, contrary to this criticism, the HRM literature drawn on three dominant modes of theorizing: universalistic, contingency, and configurational perspectives. Seven key strategic human resource practices are identified and used to develop theoretical arguments consistent with each perspective. The results demonstrate that each perspective can be used to structure theoretical arguments that explain significant levels of variation in financial performance. |
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