TY - JOUR
T1 - HRM in 21st century small organizations
T2 - A midrange typology to describe, contrast and contextualize the phenomenon
AU - Kroon, Brigitte
AU - Paauwe, Jaap
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The diversity of practices observed in small enterprises demands a new evaluation of HRM with respect to its phenotypes and functions. By bringing HRM back to its functional requirements as represented by the need to control the human side of work as well as the differentiation and integration of tasks, we develop a configurational model of eight ideal types of HRM, that resonate in previous research as well as in emerging organization types in the networked economy. Based on varying positions along the hierarchy, formalities and input- or output-oriented dimensions of control, we discern craft employers, traditional owner-managers, and strategic-, knowledge-, and bleak house entrepreneurs from subcontracted work, alliances and partnerships. Because control serves as a bridge between agency and structure, the proposed classification offers an analytical starting point for detecting, describing, contrasting, comparing and contextualizing empirically observed HRM configurations in a broad diversity of small enterprises. The approach offers a mid-range theory, which allows for generalization across small enterprises without the risk of losing peculiar responses to enacting HRM.
AB - The diversity of practices observed in small enterprises demands a new evaluation of HRM with respect to its phenotypes and functions. By bringing HRM back to its functional requirements as represented by the need to control the human side of work as well as the differentiation and integration of tasks, we develop a configurational model of eight ideal types of HRM, that resonate in previous research as well as in emerging organization types in the networked economy. Based on varying positions along the hierarchy, formalities and input- or output-oriented dimensions of control, we discern craft employers, traditional owner-managers, and strategic-, knowledge-, and bleak house entrepreneurs from subcontracted work, alliances and partnerships. Because control serves as a bridge between agency and structure, the proposed classification offers an analytical starting point for detecting, describing, contrasting, comparing and contextualizing empirically observed HRM configurations in a broad diversity of small enterprises. The approach offers a mid-range theory, which allows for generalization across small enterprises without the risk of losing peculiar responses to enacting HRM.
KW - CONFIGURATIONS
KW - EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
KW - HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
KW - IMPACT
KW - INDUSTRIAL-RELATIONS
KW - PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
KW - PERFORMANCE
KW - SMALL FIRMS
KW - SYSTEMS
KW - Small organizations
KW - WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
KW - configurations
KW - control
KW - functional requirements
KW - human resource management
KW - mid-range theory
KW - typology
KW - work relationships
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U2 - 10.1080/09585192.2021.1915359
DO - 10.1080/09585192.2021.1915359
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 3224
EP - 3251
JO - The International Journal of Human Resource Management
JF - The International Journal of Human Resource Management
IS - 16
ER -