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Context and HRM: Theory, Evidence, and Proposals

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  • Wolfgang Mayrhofer
  • Paul N. Gooderham
  • Chris Brewster

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Human resource management (HRM) has paid insufficient attention to the impact of context. In this article, we outline the need for HRM to take full account of context, particularly national context, and to use both cultural theories and, particularly, institutional theories to do that. We use research publications that utilize the Cranet data to show how that can be done. From that evidence, we develop a series of proposals for further context-based research in HRM.

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  • Wolfgang Mayrhofer & Paul N. Gooderham & Chris Brewster, 2019. "Context and HRM: Theory, Evidence, and Proposals," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(4), pages 355-371, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:49:y:2019:i:4:p:355-371
    DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1646486
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