All Roads Lead to Rome? A Contingent Configurational Perspective of HRM Systems and Organizational Effectiveness.
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| Title: | All Roads Lead to Rome? A Contingent Configurational Perspective of HRM Systems and Organizational Effectiveness. |
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| Authors: | Xi, Meng (AUTHOR), Chen, Yan (AUTHOR), Jiang, Kaifeng (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Personnel Psychology. Dec2025, Vol. 78 Issue 4, p491-517. 27p. |
| Subjects: | Organizational effectiveness, Organizational performance, Hypothesis, Complex organizations, Organizational sociology, Organizational commitment, Personnel management |
| Abstract: | Although fit is a fundamental concept in the linkage between human resource management (HRM) practices and organizational effectiveness in the strategic HRM field, there has been a call for more research to examine configurations that encompass both horizontal fit (i.e., the internal consistency of an organization's HRM practices) and vertical fit (i.e., the alignment of HRM systems with contexts) to achieve optimal desired outcomes. Across two studies featuring multi‐source matched data, we identified multiple distinct types of HRM systems. Furthermore, by adopting a contingent configurational perspective and utilizing fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we found various configurations of HRM systems and multi‐dimensional organizational contexts (including firm ownership, firm size, innovation strategy, environmental uncertainty, local talent supply, and local government interference) that help to achieve high levels of firm performance and/or collective affective commitment. These findings contribute to our understanding of horizontal fit and vertical fit of HRM systems and highlight the importance of aligning HRM systems with multi‐dimensional organizational contexts to drive both organizational and employee‐centric outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Although fit is a fundamental concept in the linkage between human resource management (HRM) practices and organizational effectiveness in the strategic HRM field, there has been a call for more research to examine configurations that encompass both horizontal fit (i.e., the internal consistency of an organization's HRM practices) and vertical fit (i.e., the alignment of HRM systems with contexts) to achieve optimal desired outcomes. Across two studies featuring multi‐source matched data, we identified multiple distinct types of HRM systems. Furthermore, by adopting a contingent configurational perspective and utilizing fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we found various configurations of HRM systems and multi‐dimensional organizational contexts (including firm ownership, firm size, innovation strategy, environmental uncertainty, local talent supply, and local government interference) that help to achieve high levels of firm performance and/or collective affective commitment. These findings contribute to our understanding of horizontal fit and vertical fit of HRM systems and highlight the importance of aligning HRM systems with multi‐dimensional organizational contexts to drive both organizational and employee‐centric outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00315826 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/peps.12681 |
