Journal article
Human resource management and corporate performance in the UK
- Abstract:
- The relationship between HRM and performance was explored in 366 UK companies using objective and subjective performance measures and cross-sectional and longitudinal data. Using objective measures of performance, greater use of HRM is associated with lower labour turnover and higher profit per employee but not higher productivity. After controlling for previous years’ performance, the association ceases to be significant. Using subjective performance estimates, there is a strong association between HRM and both productivity and financial performance. The study therefore confirms the association between HRM and performance but fails to show that HRM causes higher performance.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Journal:
- British Journal of Industrial Relations More from this journal
- Volume:
- 41
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 291-314
- Publication date:
- 2003-06-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0007-1080
- Language:
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English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
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ora:2159
- Deposit date:
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2008-07-04
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd/ London School of Economics
- Copyright date:
- 2003
- Notes:
- N.B. Professor Michie was based at Birkbeck College when this article was first published. The full-text of this article is not available in ORA at this time. Citation: Guest, D. E. et al. (2003). 'Human resource management and corporate performance in the UK', British Journal of Industrial Relations, 41(2), 291-314. [Available at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117956993/home].
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