National institutional variations in the adoption of HR-Policies A mixed-method research into the impact of national institutional variations on HR-policies and organizational performance
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2022-07-11
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HR-policies target to improve the performance of organizations. External forces that can
influence this relationship are institutions such as trade unions, governmental bodies, or a works’ council for example. As nations deal with differing legislation, this leads to national institutional variations. This research focuses on the impact of these national institutional variations on HR-policies and organizational performance. As research on this exact topic has found to be scarce, this research brings both a theoretical and practical contribution with the insights that have been found. Therefore, further specifications on the conceptual mechanisms of this topic are found. To perform this research, mixed-method research was done. Five interviews have been conducted with Dutch organizations for the qualitative part, whereas the CRANET database from 2015 was used for the quantitative part. The results show a positive impact of HR-policies on organizational performance. This is done through HR- practices such as the performance-management cycle, team meetings, the intranet, or other tools to either monitor or involve the employee. Contradictorily, a moderating effect of national institutional variations was quantitatively only found for the region Central
and Eastern Europe (CEE). However, significant effects of national institutional variations are found on the calculative and communication-collaborative HR-policy. External influences exerting this influence are trade unions, governments, and works’ councils for example. Hence, there is an indication of a mediation effect instead of a moderation effect on organizational performance. Taking everything together, this thesis shows that HR-policies, while being impacted by national institutional variations, positively influence organizational performance.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen