Different ways of synergistic effects of human resource management (HRM) practices on organizational performance: A method of 2+2 =5 | Zendy

Khair Qura tul aain | Zendy; Muhammad Mohtsham Saeed | Zendy

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Different ways of synergistic effects of human resource management (HRM) practices on organizational performance: A method of 2+2 =5

Author(s) -

Khair Qura tul aain,

Muhammad Mohtsham Saeed

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

african journal of business management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1993-8233

DOI - 10.5897/ajbm10.683

Subject(s) - human resource management , knowledge management , business , organizational performance , sample (material) , organizational behavior and human resources , human resources , service (business) , human resource management system , organizational behavior management , process management , computer science , marketing , management , economics , chemistry , chromatography

Synergy is a main characteristic of human resource management (HRM) system. It highlights the hidden characteristics of HRM system. This research paper has empirically tested that internally consistent and complementary HR practices/components in the HR system are more able to predict and enhance the organizational performance than the sum of individual practice. The data was collected from the sample of 109 firm respondents of service industry through convenience sampling technique. The major finding of this research highlighted that configurational approach to synergy or the HRM system as a whole has an ability to enhance the organizational performance more than by the sum of individual HRM practices of HRM system. Hence, confirming that the whole is greater than the sum of individual parts. Key words: Human resource management practices, synergy, and organizational performance.

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