Moderating effect of normative institutional mechanism on the relationship between business strategy and HRM model

Bu çalışmada, işletme stratejisi ile insan kaynakları yönetimi (İKY) modeli arasındaki ilişki, Türkiye bağlamında kurumsalcı kuram ve stratejik seçim kuramı perspektiflerinden tartışılmaktadır. Seksen firmadan elde edilen veriler İKY’nde kurumsalcı perspektifin argümanlarını desteklemektedir. Maliyet minimizasyonu ve kalite geliştirmeye odaklanmış işletme stratejilerinin, esnek İKY modelinin çeşitli uygulamaları ile doğrudan ilişkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ancak sonraki analizler söz konusu temel ilişkinin, İKY modeli konusunda kurumsal çevrenin ürettiği normatif etki mekanizması tarafından şekillendirildiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Normatif kurumsal mekanizmanın işletme stratejisi ile İKY modeli arasındaki ilişki üzerine etkisi

This paper tests predictions from institutional and strategic choice theory perspectives about business strategy-HRM model relationship through a study of organizations located in Turkey. Results from a survey of 80 organizations primarily support an institutional approach to HRM. Business strategies focused on cost minimization and quality improvement were directly related to multiple practices of a soft HRM model, but subsequent analysis revealed that this main effect was the result of linking a HRM model with normative mechanism of institutional environment.

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