Human resource configurations: Investigating fit with the organizational context

Soo Min Toh; Frederick P. Morgeson; Michael A. Campion

doi:10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.864

Human resource configurations: Investigating fit with the organizational context

Soo Min Toh^*, Frederick P. Morgeson, Michael A. Campion

^*Corresponding author for this work

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The present study investigated how key organizational contextual factors relate to bundles of human resource (HR) practices. In a two-phase study of a sample of 661 organizations representing a full range of industries and organizational size, the authors found that organizations use 1 of 5 HR bundles: cost minimizers, contingent motivators, competitive motivators, resource makers, and commitment maximizers. In addition, the authors showed that the organizations that use a given type of HR bundle may be distinguished by the organizational values they pursue and their organizational structure, thus suggesting that HR choices are related to the context within which organizations operate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	864-882
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume	93
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.864
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2008

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