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The case for psychology in human resource management research
Author(s) -
Troth Ashlea C.,
Guest David E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/1748-8583.12237
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , human resource management , perspective (graphical) , industrial and organizational psychology , work (physics) , resource (disambiguation) , psychology , human resources , sociology , knowledge management , psychological research , engineering ethics , management , social science , social psychology , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , computer network , artificial intelligence , economics
Abstract A recent literature has developed criticising the growing influence of a psychological perspective within research on human resource management (HRM). This paper addresses and rebuts the various criticisms and outlines the positive contribution of work and organisational psychology to HRM research. In looking to the future and the continuing development of HRM research, we argue that there is a need to engage in research that is multidisciplinary, multilevel, multistakeholder, and multimethod. We propose a number of research topics that meet these criteria and to which work and organisational psychology can offer a distinctive contribution. We call for other disciplines to make a more positive contribution to ensure that HRM research continues to flourish.