Toh Soo Min, Morgeson Frederick P, Campion Michael A
Department of Management, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
J Appl Psychol. 2008 Jul;93(4):864-82. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.864.
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.
