Undervalued? Assessing the role pay systems play within the strategic HRM literature

IF 8.2 1区管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT

Human Resource Management Review Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI:10.1016/j.hrmr.2025.101088

Madison L. Schnacker , Jake G. Messersmith , Samantha A. Conroy

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Abstract

Over the past 25 years, the strategic human resource management (HRM) literature has highlighted the relationship between integrated systems of HR practices and performance. Despite this growing body of research, the literature remains underdeveloped in offering precise guidance to practice on how best to align specific practices or sub-bundles with one another and the strategic objectives of the organization to optimize desired outcomes. Herein, we examine how the compensation sub-system has been theorized and measured in HR systems-level research. Our review indicates that compensation is commonly included in bundles of HR practices, but there is little consistency in the measures used and most studies use 3 or fewer items to assess the entire compensation system. Further, few interactive effects are addressed, and context is rarely considered when offering configurational HR system models. These oversights hinder theoretical development and practical guidance for the field and managers alike. Based on the issues identified in our review, we offer five recommendations for future researchers to carefully address the specific components and interactions related to compensation practices within the broader context of HR systems.

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Human Resource Management Review MANAGEMENT-

CiteScore

20.20

自引率

7.00%

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审稿时长

48 days

期刊介绍： The Human Resource Management Review (HRMR) is a quarterly academic journal dedicated to publishing scholarly conceptual and theoretical articles in the field of human resource management and related disciplines such as industrial/organizational psychology, human capital, labor relations, and organizational behavior. HRMR encourages manuscripts that address micro-, macro-, or multi-level phenomena concerning the function and processes of human resource management. The journal publishes articles that offer fresh insights to inspire future theory development and empirical research. Critical evaluations of existing concepts, theories, models, and frameworks are also encouraged, as well as quantitative meta-analytical reviews that contribute to conceptual and theoretical understanding. Subject areas appropriate for HRMR include (but are not limited to) Strategic Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management, the nature and role of the human resource function in organizations, any specific Human Resource function or activity (e.g., Job Analysis, Job Design, Workforce Planning, Recruitment, Selection and Placement, Performance and Talent Management, Reward Systems, Training, Development, Careers, Safety and Health, Diversity, Fairness, Discrimination, Employment Law, Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Workforce Metrics, HR Analytics, HRM and Technology, Social issues and HRM, Separation and Retention), topics that influence or are influenced by human resource management activities (e.g., Climate, Culture, Change, Leadership and Power, Groups and Teams, Employee Attitudes and Behavior, Individual, team, and/or Organizational Performance), and HRM Research Methods.