Abstract
Although the strategic human resource management literature has emphasized the value of the integration of human resource management into strategic management, the mechanism through which the strategic integration of HR functions contributes to the improvement of firm performance is relatively unknown. Assuming that HR strategies cannot be successfully implemented without employee support for and commitment to these strategies, this research focuses on high-involvement work practices, which allow employees to participate in management decisions as potential moderators of the integration of HR functions in strategic management and firm performance. Using a sample of 203 unionized Korean firms, this research found that the effects of a strategic HR function on firm performance were moderated by high-involvement work practices such as a pay-for-performance program, a career-development program, union participation in company strategy, and temporary worker benefits. The results suggest that a strategic HR function will not be successful without institutional mechanisms that foster employee involvement.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 91-113 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Asia Pacific Journal of Management |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Keywords
- Employee contribution and commitment
- HR process
- Strategic HR function
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