This paper contributes to the strategic human resource management literature by testing the three main approaches - the universalistic ('best practice'), contingency and configurational - against an original database. Specifically, we examine: (1) the relationship between HR and firm...

The relationship between HRM and performance was explored in 366 UK companiesusing objective and subjective performance measures and cross-sectionaland longitudinal data. Using objective measures of performance, greater use ofHRM is associated with lower labour turnover and higher profit per...

This study contributes to the field of strategic human resource management by providing initial insights into the extent to which, and the conditions under which, workforce alignment leads to higher levels of firm performance. Using data collected from the CEOs of 196 small businesses, I develop...

The dissertation is composed of three separate essays. The first essay critically reviews the current status of strategic human resource management (SHRM) research. I argue that the research to date in this field is built upon several assumptions whose validity may not endure beyond the borders...

This paper examines the issue of labor productivity in hotels. It elaborates on various measurement methods used by American hoteliers including staffing guides, with a special focus on productivity standards. Advantages of physical, financial and mixed methods such as percentage methods,...

This paper explores the influence of human resource management practices on learning and innovation in the context of developing countries. It focuses in particular, on the contribution of some management practices conditioning learning at the individual level. Firms may choose between three...

This paper investigates the influence of human resource management practices on the likelihood that a firm performs in-house R&D. The latter is broadly interpreted as learning---a mechanism promoting absorptive capacity and supporting technology capability-building in latecomer firms. The use of...

Baigiamajame magistro darbe nagrinėjama žmogiškųjų išteklių valdymo įtaka Uab “Douglas Baltic“ veiklos efektyvumui ir rezultatyvumui, iškeltos problemos bei pateikti siūlymai, kaip šias problemas spręsti. Pirmoje darbo dalyje teoriniu aspektu išnagrinėta personalo valdymo...

Darbe sprendžiamos aukštojo mokslo institucijų veiklos internacionalizavimo tobulinimo problemos, prioritetą teikiant žmonių išteklių vadybai. Disertacijoje nagrinėjama aukštojo mokslo internacionalizavimo samprata, procesai, kritiniai veiksniai. Aukštojo mokslo žmonių išteklių...

Bakalauro baigiamajame darbe nagrinėjama motyvavimo sistema žmogiškųjų išteklių vadybos kontekste. Apibūdinami valstybės tarnybos motyvavimo sistemos ypatumai bei nustatytos taikomos motyvavimo priemonės Telšių apskrities vyriausiajame policijos komisariate. Išsikeltas darbo tikslas...