STRATEGIC HRM AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A REVIEW OF 'BEST FIT' - 'BEST PRACTICE' DEBATE
Abstract
The assumption that human resources play strategic role in the success of a company has led to extensive research in the field of strategic HRM. This paper reviews the empirical work on HRM and organizational performance link. It focuses on the debate in strategic HRM literature between the contingency theory and universalism, which covers the largest body of the literature in this field.References
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