In this paper we treat workplace voice and systems of high-commitment human resource management (HCHRM) as technological innovations in order to account for the uneven diffusion patterns observed across establishments. Using British data, the paper finds that variables highlighted in the technological diffusion literature are significant predictors of voice and HRM adoption decisions. Workplace...

Background and objective: This paper integrated different theoretical perspectives investigated how, when, why human resource management (HRM) systems influence types of firm innovation. Moreover, this presented the current dilemma future research directions in field HRM

The connection between human resources and performance in firms in the private sector is well documented. What is less clear is whether the move towards managerialism that has taken place within the Australian public sector during the last twenty years has brought with it some of the features of the relationships between Human Resource Management (HRM) and performance experienced within the pri...

In this paper an attempt is made to gain further insight into the environment–strategy– performance linkages. A framework is developed to relate managers’ perceptions of their market environment and competitive strategies to the (advanced) production technologies and human resource management (HRM) policies adopted by their firms. Data from 12 Dutch and 8 British companies in the chemical and f...

This study explores the human resource management preferences of Chinese employees, based on a sample of 2852 questionnaires from organizations in China. The research findings show a strong ‘group orientation’ and a great emphasis on ‘soft factors’ such as seniority, loyalty and connections in many HRM areas. It is argued that certain areas of Chinese HRM are converging to the western model, bu...

Knowledge management (KM) has been regarded as a critical issue for the practitioners and academicians in these years. Studies mentioned that human resource management (HRM) plays an important role in implementing knowledge management activities. Meanwhile, the importance of information technology management (ITM) in facilitating effective KM practices has also been recognized. Therefore, in th...

This paper examines why and how government department personnel functions should reorient their activities to take a more strategic and developmental approach to human resource management (HRM). Currently, human resource (HR) policies are, in the main, centrally determined and developed. There is a commitment to decentralise and devolve HR responsibilities. Allied with this more strategic focus...

The aim of this study is to explore the adoption of Strategic Human Resources Management (SHRM) approach in banking organizations that operates in Abha city Sauid Arabia. It aims also to examine the relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM) and organizational performance, in addition, it aims to explore the main problems and challenges that may face (HRM) in the targeted banks. A sur...

The strategic role of human resource management (HRM), and specifically, the influence of a firm's HRM system on its financial performance, has generated considerable interest within the academic and practitioner communities . This paper reviews the theoretical foundations for a HRM-firm performance relationship and focuses particularly on the potential of a high-performance work system to serv...