A Supply - Scarcity and Strategic Decision - Making Angle : High Performance Work Practices in Small Firms

Dhamodaran Lingappan

doi:10.12816/0053650

Article Details

A Supply - Scarcity and Strategic Decision - Making Angle : High Performance Work Practices in Small Firms

Authors:

Dhamodaran Lingappan

Publisher:

Zainab Arabian Research Society for Multidisciplinary Issues ( ZARSMI )

Main Topics:

General management

Journal:

Management Studies and Economic Systems 2019 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.41-56

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

135192

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

23135166

pISSN:

24089583

DOI:

10.12816/0053650

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Abstract:

 High performance work practices (HPWPs) are human resource management practices aimed at stimulating employee and organizational performance. The application of HPWPs is not widespread in small organizations. We examine whether the implementation of coherent bundles of HPWPs (aimed at employee ability, employee motivation or at the opportunity to perform) depends on the scarcity of resources, as reflected in the size of the company, and on strategic decision-making in small firms related to the owner’s expertise and attitudes. In our research, a total of 350 employees from 70 small organizations were asked to rate the presence of HPWPs in their organization. These averaged perceptions were linked to information provided by the owner–managers on the size of their firm and their own expertise and attitudes. The findings support that smaller but coherent bundles of HPWPs can be found in small organizations and that the implementation of these bundles depends on available resources, strategic decision-making and the combination of the two. These findings highlight the need to integrate the notions of supply scarcity and strategic decision-making to understand the uptake of bundles of HPWPs within small firms.

Article Details

A Supply - Scarcity and Strategic Decision - Making Angle : High Performance Work Practices in Small Firms

Authors:

Dhamodaran Lingappan

Publisher:

Zainab Arabian Research Society for Multidisciplinary Issues ( ZARSMI )

Main Topics:

General management

Journal:

Management Studies and Economic Systems 2019 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.41-56

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

135192

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

23135166

pISSN:

24089583

DOI:

10.12816/0053650

Descriptors:

HUMAN RESOURCES

DECISION MAKING

CORPORATIONS

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

High Performance Work Organization

Entrepreneurial Orientation

Small Firms

Strategic Human Resource Management

Supply Scarcity

Strategic Decision Making

Best-Practice Awareness

Innovative HR Vision

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Dhamodaran Lingappan

Publisher: Zainab Arabian Research Society for Multidisciplinary Issues ( ZARSMI )

Main Topics: General management

Journal: Management Studies and Economic Systems 2019 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.41-56

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 135192

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 23135166

pISSN: 24089583

DOI: 10.12816/0053650

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Dhamodaran Lingappan

Publisher:

Zainab Arabian Research Society for Multidisciplinary Issues ( ZARSMI )

Main Topics:

General management

Journal:

Management Studies and Economic Systems 2019 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.41-56

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

135192

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

23135166

pISSN:

24089583

DOI:

10.12816/0053650