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Establishment Level Correlates of Human Resource Practices
Author(s) -
Fisher Cynthia D.,
Shaw James B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841119303000403
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , contingency , sample (material) , human resource management , business , human resources , marketing , performance appraisal , resource (disambiguation) , selection (genetic algorithm) , management , economics , political science , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , computer network , chromatography , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science , law
This study tests the contingency view that HR practices at establishments will vary with differences in corporate headquarters location (Eastern versus Western), establishment size, rate of technological change, and presence of a formal HRM department on site. These factors were expected to be related to HR practices in a range of areas including recruiting and selection, training promotion, appraisal, and formalization of HR policies and job descriptions. Most hypotheses received support in a sample of establishments doing business in Singapore. Contrary to results in North American studies, but as expected in a Singaporean environment, extent of unionization was not a significant predictor of many practices.