title: Human resource configurations: investigating fit with the organizational context.
abstract: The present study investigated how key organizational contextual factors relate to bundles of human resource (HR) practices. In a two-phase study of a sample of 661 organizations representing a full range of industries and organizational size, the authors found that organizations use 1 of 5 HR bundles: cost minimizers, contingent motivators, competitive motivators, resource makers, and commitment maximizers. In addition, the authors showed that the organizations that use a given type of HR bundle may be distinguished by the organizational values they pursue and their organizational structure, thus suggesting that HR choices are related to the context within which organizations operate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. soomin.toh@rotman.utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Soo Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: Frederick P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Morgeson
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Campion
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires