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Recruitment
attract appropriate sized pool good quality candidates from which to select
BP R&S Model
1. job analysis 2. comp model 3. person spec 4. recruit method 5. select method 6. evaluate
BP? Rational Model not followed...
....time and money, ime over accuracy, new job, attitude and potential over job e.g graduates
"Identification" Edwards 2009
values of person fit values of company
pyschological contract Herriot and Pemberton 1995
perceptions of both parties to employment relationship
RJP's Phillips 1999
realistic job previews, lower expectations and attrition
reliability
extent to which free unsystematic error, ability to produce consistent results over time and ppl
validity
extent to which measuring what intending to measure (face value assessing qualities in Q)
82% emp'ers use corp websites attract applicants and ad vacancies
Czemy 2004
Reliability presented in terms of correlation coefficient
(r)
HERMELIN & ROBERTSON 2001 validity in selection methods meta analysis
high = structured interviews. medium = biographical data. low = personality scales
Kochan and Barocci's model R&S need diff methods in org life cycle
start up, growth, maturity, decline
"Soft contracting implies an elaborate internal labour market, managed by a sophisticated HR function with strong relationship"
Storey and Sisson 1993
"No selection techniques despite how well designed is capable to produce perfect decisions predicting with certainty who is good performer for particular role"
Machington & Wilkinson 1996 (human behaviour will never get coefficient 1)
Anderson and Shackleton 1993 predicitive accuracy selection methods
graphology 0.00, references 0.13, structured interview 0.62, assessment centres 0.68
proclaimed value HRM Hueslid and Becker 2000
"Sngle standard deviation increase in HR system rsult in an increase of 10-20% of company stock market value"
universalistic assumptions
implementing strategic HR practices will always lead to higher org performance
contingency assumption
extent HR will affect performance based on a dependant 3rd variable, e.g strategy/environment
strategic shift
compliance (standardisation to commitment) high involvement and autonomy
bounded rationality
no authority/intuition/gut feeling
whittington 1993;2001
classic approach, evolutionary, processual systemic
normative SHOULD empirical evidence what successful companies doing
descriptive=way decisions actually made-emergent
boxall and purcell 2008 descriptive model
management choices in hr strat dependant on economic/socio-political factors
bundles
integrated and complimentary HR practices share same goal and mutually reinforce each other
BP/universalistic
regardless will perform better (4 pillars; training and development, contingent pay and rewards, performance management)
equifinality
diff practices leading to same outcome
deadly combination/horizontal integration
team working but having individual PRP
Barney 1991 humans cetral CA
develop, value, rarity, inimitability
not single HR system per org McDonalds
1 for workers and 1 for management board
boxall & purcell 2008 reconciliation BF & BP
"level of analysis" core best principles adaption to context through equifinaltiy
henderson 1989 evolutionary
dawkins more useful than economics, natural selection survival of fittest
whittington 2001 evolutionary approach
"markets too expensive to strategize and too unpredictble to outguess"
roche 1999 cohesion
create synergistic benefits which in turn enable strategic goals to be met
spend less on internal promotion/development...
....than on R&S
1960's BP rational training model linear and thorough
personal analysis, training needs, develop aims/obj, design/implement activities, evaluate activities
flexible employees, attitude over training
no one knows whats needed in 5yrs time
in UK less than 30% of training
lasts longer than 5 days
Felstead et al 2003 1/3 workers....
... say skills underutilized
clinton et al 2006 portfolio career
despite this in last 30 yrs org tenure altered v little
clinton 2011 poorly performing employees
recieve 47% more HR resources
Taylor 1991 criticised systematic training model
only suitable in stable environment where goals clearly set
rana 2000 staff management
development will become the primary weapon avaialable to managers to generate success
kolb 1983 learning cycle
involve new experiences, observe and reflect, integrate observations concepts/theories, use problem solving
boxall & purcell 2008 p=f(amo)
performance is a function of; ability, motivation and opportunity
parker et al 2006 extra role behaviour
self initiated and future orientated action that aims to change/improve situation or oneself
goal setting theory
locke and latham 1998
bias, halo effect, armstrong and baron 1998
managers giving best results to ppl they like
PM emerging from PA Hartog 2004
improving employee performance with ultimate aim influencing org success
BP model Hartog 2004
feedback loops and taking into account contextual factors
williams 2002 targets
as individuals cannot always control their results it is important to have behavioural as well as output targets
henry and hay FTSE 100 survey
68% rated performance management excellent
job satisfaction locke 1976
pleasurable emotional state resulting from appraisals of ones job experience
warr 1994 conceptualisation well being
anxiety enthusiasm depression contentment
pauuwe 2009 ethical well being
have healthy workforce for sake of healthy workforce
"illusory correlation" between happy and productive workers
iaffaldano muchinsky 1985
peccei 2004 3 perspectives
optimistic, pessimistic, sceptical
wall et al 1990, fixing own machine
fixing own machine more efficient to be trained to do it than wait for manufacurer
HRM smokescreen
ideological obscuring true regimes keenoy 1997
guest 2002 positive relationship
enrichment and satisfaction correlation not causation
greenhaus et al 2003 WLB
extent to which an individual is equally engaged in and satisfied with work role and family role
reilly 1998 in last 10 yrs...
...25% growth in temp contracts
labour force survey 1996
only 12% part time workers couldnnt find full time work
negotiated flexibility Herriot and Pemberton 1997
negotiating individual and org wants in stages then monitor to ensure fair and kept then renegotiate and exit
1920's chicago hawthorne plant western electric
changing lighting perform change due to recieving attention
HIM
high involvement management, involvement and participation key element
TU's employee participation
industrial democracy
dundon and wilkinson 2009
mechnisms enabling and at times empowering empees directly and indirectly to contribute to decision making in firm
marchington and wilkinson 2005 escalator of participation
imfo-comm-consultation-codetermination-control
degree, level, scope, form
on escalator, work group/dept, topics open discussion, indirect/direct
decline in TU's 43% in 1965
29% in 2003
negative- direct exploitative Sewell and Wilkinson 1992
give responsibility then make them accountable and place blame
mutual gains model geary 2003
more intensified work more satisfying "exchange process"
Jackson 1983 Participation decision making...
.... reduces stress
70's bullock committee report
formal institution for industrial relations
21st century ushered in period of...
....legal re regulation
kersley et al 2006 WERS 2004 Participation Practices
face to face + 6%
reg newsletters +5%
joint consultative committees -14% from 28%

FROM 1998 TO 2004
elements new regulatory dialetic beginning to emerge with own dynamics
ackers et al 2005
marchington 2001 sophisticated forms communication
intranet and senior management decision forums
delbridge et al 1992 enrichment
empees work harder rather than smarter
black box
mechanism explaining theoretically why relationship exists
guest and clinton 2005 findings
higher human capital/training more confident
clinton and guest 2007
7 countries 126 companie in ALL directors think present in org more than empees and high level of agreement amongst empees what data present makes more reliable
combs et al 2006 92 studies meta analysis
ave correlation 0.20 small pos sig
wall and wood 2006
need big science, large audit high response rate longitundinal... until then romantic notion
huselid 1995 1 SD increase
raises sales ave $27044 per empee
pyschological contract
assumes mental schema over time mutuality and obligation
russell 2001 comm overload
54% managers suffer from info overload
legge 1999 rhetoric
hot air talk meaningless no insight
keenoy 1999 hologram
socially constructed label can mean whatever want it to mean
TU critique Guest 1989
"org persuing HRM almost always prefer a non union path, emphasisng individual rather than collective arrangements"
keenoy 1999 hologram shift...
.... " each shift in stance reveals another facet, darjer depth, diff contour"
guest 1999 critical writers...
... use empirical data to suit own agendas
as black box not unlocked
cant rule out unequivocal alternative causal models that explain empirical practices and org outcomes
BF choosing policy ftting culture and history.. more contingent
more complicated sitting uneasy with large scale questionairres
guest and conway 1997 pyscho contract
key intervening variable explaining link between practices and outcomes
purcell 1999 redrawing boundaries....
.... of firm thinking about how HRM can be comp disadvan/advantage
3 problems considering relationship HRM and Outcome
conceptualising HRM, performance and relationship between the teo
becker and gerhart 1996 5 studies
27 practices not one common to all 5