Human resource management and performances: proposition and test of a causal model

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Liouville, Jacques | Bayad, Mohamed

Affiliations: ESM – University of Metz, 3, Place Edouard Branly, F57070 Metz, France

Abstract: This research aims at clarifying the links which may exist between human resource management practices and economic performance of firms. To this end, a theoretical model of an exploratory nature is proposed, based on the hypothesis of the existence of cascading relationships between three categories of performance: social, organizational and economic. The model is applied to a sample of almost 300 French small and mid-sized firms. The principal hypotheses put forth within the context of this study are to a large degree validated. This allows the formulation of interesting recommendations for managers and opens new ways for scholars pursuing this line of research.

Keywords: Human resource management, strategic management, social performance, organizational performance, economic performance

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-1998-17304

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 183-192, 1998