BEST FIT HRM
STRATEGI BEST PRACTICES BEST FIT RBV – RESOURCE-BASED VIEW
Meaning of Strategy Derived from board intentions of decision makers Encompass the enterprise as a whole Co-ordinate resources in a meaningful way Identify future actions Determine the scope of the organization
Typology of strategy Processes Deliberate CLASSICAL SYSTEMIC Outcomes Profit maximising Pluralistic EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSUAL Emergent
Whittington and Strategy Classical Evolutionary Processual Systemic
Best fit: Lifecycle models Start-up: flexible working pattern, less formal, no HR specalist, cost effective HR Growth: retain expertise, ensure earlier commitment, SOP introduced, need of specialist become apparent Maturity: formalised procedures, control of labour cost, Decline: rationalisation and redundancy Sisson and Storey (2000)
Best fit: Competitive advantage models Cost reduction Quality enhancement Innovation
Delery and Doty Strategy SDM Defender Internal Prospector Market-type
Best fit: Strategic configurations 1 Defenders-internal employment systems Internal labour markets Developmental appraisals Strong culture Employment security
Best fit: Strategic configurations 2 Prospectors-market employment systems External recruitment Results-oriented appraisal Short-term training Voice is unimportant
Limitations of best fit models Based on classical versions of strategy Deterministic and one-way Managers are omniscient and omnipotent Static Little empirical support
Blockages and barriers Supervisors do not identify with management Work overload Lack of training Supervisors want flexibility Management by omission