Krausert, Achim (2017) HR differentiation between professional and managerial employees : broadening and integrating theoretical perspectives. Human Resource Management Review, 27 (3). pp. 442-457.

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Abstract

Recent HR differentiation research has been concerned with HRM differences within job groups (such as between more and less talented managerial employees) and HRM differences between job groups of different strategic value (such as knowledge and manual workers). Less attention has been paid to HR differentiation among strategically valuable job groups. This paper reviews literature relevant to the question whether (and how) firms should differentiate their HRM systems between professional and managerial job groups. Four broad theoretical perspectives are adopted, including firm-level economic (“macro”), psychological (“micro”), institutional, and technical-feasibility perspectives. Psychological, institutional, and technical-feasibility perspectives are argued to favor a two-pronged approach, whereby professional HRM systems are nested within firm-level managerial HRM systems (while being subject to influence by field-level institutions). The economic (resource-based) perspective, by contrast, implies HR homogenization across the two job groups. Integrating the four perspectives, the paper points to potential longer-term negative effects of trends toward HR homogenization on professional skill standards and dedication to higher-order professional goals.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Innovation, Knowledge & Organisational Networks Research Unit Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Industrial Relations Research Unit Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Personnel management , Professional employees, Executives
Journal or Publication Title:	Human Resource Management Review
Publisher:	Pergamon
ISSN:	1053-4822
Official Date:	September 2017
Dates:	Date Event September 2017 Published 23 November 2016 Available 15 November 2016 Accepted 3 August 2015 Submitted
Volume:	27
Number:	3
Number of Pages:	51
Page Range:	pp. 442-457
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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