Situating human resource management in the political economy: multilevel theorising and opportunities for kaleidoscopic imagination

Vincent, Steve, Bamber, Greg, Delbridge, Rick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-265X, Doellgast, Virginia, Grady, Jo and Grugulis, Irena 2020. Situating human resource management in the political economy: multilevel theorising and opportunities for kaleidoscopic imagination. Human Resource Management Journal 30 (4) , pp. 461-477. 10.1111/1748-8583.12328

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Abstract

This article introduces a special issue on Situating Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices in their Political and Economic Contexts. We develop a novel multilevel framework for exploring the political economy of HRM and use this to position the articles in this SI. We argue that the study of HRM is often too narrowly constructed within a psychological, positivistic paradigm and at an organisation-level, and that that situating HRM in its political and economic context requires a more inclusive, interdisciplinary approach that includes the use of kaleidoscopic imagination and meta-theoretical bricolage. By embracing a theoretically pluralist approach to studying HRM, researchers are better able to analyse how different levels of the political economy interact with specific HRM practices to impact value creation. We conclude by discussing the contribution of this article and the special issue, as well as highlighting avenues for future research.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0954-5395
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	23 October 2020
Date of Acceptance:	22 October 2020
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2024 21:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/135849

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