Examining the human resource architecture: The relationships among human capital, employment, and human resource configurations

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作者
Lepak, DP
Snell, SA
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Robert H Smith Sch Business, Dept Management & Org, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Penn State Univ, Smeal Coll Business Adm, Dept Management & Org, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
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10.1177/014920630202800403
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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In this study we examined the characteristics of human capital as well as the human resource (HR) configurations used for employees in four different employment modes (knowledge-based employment, job-based employment, contract work, and alliance/partnership). Results from 148 firms show that the strategic value and uniqueness of human capital differs across these four employment modes. In addition, each employment mode is associated with a particular type of HR configuration (commitment-based, productivity-based, compliance-based, and collaborative). (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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