Framing the implementation of HRM innovation / HR professionals vs line managers in a construction company

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the concept of human resource management (HRM) frames, to identify frame domains, and to explore their role in implementing HRM innovation. HRM innovation implementation is considered through the theoretical lens of social cognitive theory, and defined as a process for achieving the appropriate and committed use of HRM innovation by targeted employees.

Design/methodology/approach – An explorative case study in a construction company is conducted to illustrate the role of HRM frames in the implementation of HRM innovations. Interviews are held with 21 line managers and human resource (HR) specialists, and intensive document analysis added further data. Respondents described their understanding, assumptions and expectations of a new HRM programme, which enabled analysis of the contents of interview transcripts.

Findings – Four HRM frame domains are identified: strategic motivation, essence of HRM innovation, HRM innovation-in-practice and ownership. Where the HRM frames are significantly different, difficulties and conflicts in HRM innovation implementation are observed. Empirical findings illustrated how the nature, value and reasons behind the HRM innovation are interpreted by HR specialists and line managers, and that incongruent frames resulted in outcomes that deviated from those expected.

Originality/value – This paper takes a process-based approach and considers the implementation of HRM in organisations rather than focusing on factor-based research into HRM practices. It shows how the implementation of HRM is constructed through social-cognitive interpretations by organizational members.

Keywords/ Human resource management, Human resource strategies, Innovation

Paper type/ Research paper

مقاله: انگلیسی / emeraldinsight

سال انتشار: 2009

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تعداد صفحات: 20

حجم فایل زیپ: 96 کیلوبایت

In search of balance – managing the dualities of HRM: an overview of the issues

اختصاصی از رزفایل In search of balance – managing the dualities of HRM: an overview of the issues دانلود با لینک مستقیم و پر سرعت .

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the human resource management (HRM) literature that builds up to our current concern with dualities, paradoxes, ambiguities, and balance issues; and to introduce the six papers in this special issue on managing the dualities in HRM.

Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a literature review taking a historical look at the development of theHRfield up to the present awareness of the complexity of the concept and practice of HRM.

Findings – Almost 30 years on, is being found now increasing evidence of the dualities, paradoxes, and ambiguities entailed in HRM.

Research limitations/implications – The literature review starts with the personnel management (PM)-HRM and industrial relations-HRM debates in the 1980s. Earlier work on traditional PM is not debated in this paper.

Practical implications – After reading this general review practitioners might gain more insights in the potential tensions, ambiguities, and conflicts of interest that are characteristic for the field of HRM in practice.

Originality/value – First, this paper highlights the interest of the pluralist perspective in contrast to the dominating unitarist approaches in contemporary human resource studies. Second, this overview presents methodological challenges for example, with regard to multi-level and multi-actor research.

Finally, the paper presents alternative theories for future research including new institutionalism, strategic balance theory, and health psychology theories.

Keywords/ Human resource management, Human resource strategies

Paper type/ General review

مقاله: انگلیسی / emeraldinsight

سال انتشار: 2009

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تعداد صفحات: 11

حجم فایل زیپ: 68 کیلوبایت