Human resource management practice I also available by michael armstrong

Part 

1

  The Practice of Human Resource Management

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FIgure 

4.1

 

The black box phenomenon

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Measurable

Observable

HRM outcomes

Firm performance

HRM inputs

Researcher(s)

Methodology

Outcomes

Birdi et al (2008)

A longitudinal research study  

by the Institute of Work 

Psychology, University of 

Sheffield covering 308 

companies over 22 years, 

designed to establish the 

impact of various HRM and 

operational practices on 

company productivity.

It was found that the impact of empowerment 

(job enrichment) was to produce a gain of  

nearly 7% of value added per employee,  

while the gain for extensive training was nearly 

6%. But teamwork did not make a significant 

impact, neither did total quality management or 

just-in-time.