HRM as a pluralistic forum: assumptions and prospects for developing a distinctive research capability
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The International Journal of Human Resource Management
- Vol. 4 (4) , 945-973
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09585199300000066
Abstract
In this paper, the dilemmas facing HRM on how to establish itself as a distinct area and yet avoid a particular disciplinary allegiance and level of analysis are assessed. HRM is seen, like business strategy, as a meeting ground between established disciplines. HRM research to date is then assessed in this light and problems of the potential limitation ofcontributions of other relevant disciplines are assessed. The established findings in organizational development (OD) have, it is argued, been particularly neglected in HRM analyses of organization change. The importance of developing pluralistic HRM research is re-affirmed. HRM as a pluralistic forumKeywords
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