The paper attempts to present a case for an approach to Human Resources Management (HRM) which is based on aligning HRM policies, programs and practices to the strategy of the organization served, its culture, its external and internal environment and its technology of production and on aligning the different elements of HRM programs and practices to each other, using the “best fit” principle. ...

background: tuberculosis is one of the infectious diseases worldwide that has resurgence by the aids epidemic and led to the rise of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients. thus, it seems essential to monitor the drug susceptibility in tuberculosis patients. the new high resolution melting (hrm) method is simple, rapid and inexpensive for detection of the mutations responsible for drug resistance...

It is well accepted that the presence of nonobstructive atherosclerotic plaques, particularly those with high-risk morphological (HRM) features, is associated with an increased risk of future cardiovascular disease events. This observation has led to proposals to use data on nonobstructive plaque characteristics (if available) to alter the thresholds for prescribing lipid-lowering drugs for pri...

This study focuses on the utilization of high performance work systems (HPWS) by subsidiaries of American multinational companies (MNCs). It is based on the premise that American MNCs have a preference for HPWS utilization. However, institutional influences at the host-country level may limit the likelihood of HPWS implementation. This study examines HPWS implementation in a sample of subsidiar...

Through an analysis of the relationship between human resource management (HRM) systems and strategy types, predictions are made about a simultaneous horizontal and vertical fit. In a conceptual model for strategic HRM the key argument is, that the fit between firm strategy and HRM strategy is determined by (matching hypothesis) task characteristics of the strategy type and internally, consiste...