Title

Eight Outrageous Statements About Hr Science

Keywords

Critique; Dialectic; Human resource management; Implementation of theory and research; Research methodology; Theory

Abstract

The thesis of this article is that HRM research falls short on all three of the criteria that define a successful science: rigor, relevance, cumulative progress. To bring HR research to the level of a successful science, programmatic, theory based research is needed in which there is a pursuit of important research questions and the use of diverse research methods. The needs of a variety of stakeholders must be considered in addition to those of corporate management. The context of HRM should be considered, along with the paradox, complexity, and chaos that inevitably accompany such consideration. Finally, and perhaps most important, attempts to improve HR as science must avoid overreactions in which one criterion of successful science is overemphasized to the neglect of the others. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

6-1-2007

Publication Title

Human Resource Management Review

Volume

17

Issue

2

Number of Pages

96-106

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2007.04.001

Socpus ID

34249992229 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34249992229

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS