Authors : Sarawut Pathomphatthaphan, Simanchala Das and Keytapark Virat
Abstract: The complexity of the link between Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and organizational outcomes has been considered as a black box where a lot still needs to be explored. Further, the intermediary outcome effects of HRM that bridge the complexity between HRM practices and organizational outcomes is of particular interest among researchers in the field of cross-cultural management. Thus, the present paper aims to systematically review the empirical studies which investigated the nature of the link that exists between HRM practices and organizational outcomes. In doing so, the existence of a mediating mechanism is also examined. Following the PRISMA procedure, a search of five publication databases (i.e., Science Direct, Emerald Insight, Taylor and Francis Online, Sage Journals and Wiley online library) was conducted for the period from 2010 and 2020 which yielded 3314 hits and analysis of content for 23 peer-reviewed articles in the English language were conducted. Based on the nature of the link that was noticed in the selected articles, interesting findings were observed regarding the nature of the practices within the HRM system and their outcomes. Given the relevant context, the present paper identified noteworthy evidence in the research linking HRM practices and organizational outcomes and the mediating role of organisational culture. Moreover, the presented evidence is likely to induce variety in the outcome effects of HRM interventions. Contribution to understanding the complexity of the link between HRM practices and organizational outcomes in the one hand and the coordinated research efforts to advance this understanding for developing an international HRM Model on the other is called for in this research.
Sarawut Pathomphatthaphan, Simanchala Das and Keytapark Virat, 2021. Towards a Contextual Human Resource Management Model: A Systematic Review of Literature on HRM Practices and Organizational Outcomes. International Business Management, 15: 279-290.