A comparison between content and black-box HRM performance studies: From direct relationships to psychological theory

• Main Authors: Hameed, A., Suleiman, E. S. B., Kohar, U. H. A., Akram, M. W.
• Format: Article
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81241/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.10002
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Over the past few decades, there has been a consistent and concerted scholarly effort to demonstrate a relationship between HRM systems and organizational performance. The HRM performance studies (HRM-P) utilize different theoretical approaches and methodologies to reveal this relationship. HRM-P content studies were the earliest attempt utilize empirical and positivist methodology to reveal the impact of HRM systems on organizational performance. Black-box HRM-P also utilizes the positivist approach but establishes a link between HRM and performance through intervening employee affective and attitudinal outcomes. This paper presents a review of content and black-box HRM-P studies.