A framework for comparative institutional research on HRM

This article argues that awareness of institutional context has been singularly lacking in the most influential areas of HRM. This lack of attention to external context has resulted in findings that fail to reflect reality. We offer a layered contextual framework embedded in economic institutional t...

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Published inInternational journal of human resource management Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 5 - 30
Main Authors Gooderham, Paul N., Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Brewster, Chris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 02.01.2019
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Comparative analysis
Comparative HRM
contextual framework of HRM
Cranet
HRM and context
Human resource management
Human resources management
institutions
stakeholder view of HRM
time
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Summary:This article argues that awareness of institutional context has been singularly lacking in the most influential areas of HRM. This lack of attention to external context has resulted in findings that fail to reflect reality. We offer a layered contextual framework embedded in economic institutional theory. We propose that it forms the basis of a comparative research agenda for HRM. We validate the framework using extant publications on institutionally based comparative HRM, drawing on findings from the Cranet research network published in the decade 2007-2017.
ISSN:0958-5192
1466-4399
DOI:10.1080/09585192.2018.1521462