TY - JOUR
T1 - The strategic HRM configuration for competitive advantage
T2 - Evidence from Japanese firms in China and Taiwan
AU - Takeuchi, Norihiko
AU - Wakabayashi, Mitsuru
AU - Chen, Ziguang
N1 - Funding Information:
∗An earlier draft of this article was presented at the 2nd Asia Academy of Management (AAOM) Conference held in Singapore over December 15–17, 2000. Part of this research was supported by the Young Scholar Award for Overseas Research Activities granted to the first author by the Japanese Association of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (JAIOP). †To whom all correspondence should be addressed.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The purpose of the present study was to identify the pattern of HRM practices that would lead to an improvement in business performance in Chinese- and Taiwanese-based Japanese affiliates in the light of a configurational perspective, following the current debate in the field of strategic human resource management (SHRM). In particular, a set of working hypotheses regarding the structural relationship among HRM practices for producing enhanced business results was drawn from the organizational learning theoretical framework that emphasizes a linkage between the process of learning and firm performance. Our conceptual model and specific hypotheses were examined using a sample of 286 Japanese affiliates operating in Mainland China and Taiwan. The results provided basic support for the configurational hypothesis in predicting the financial aspect of an affiliate's performance. It is argued that the findings of the study have several important implications for the untested relationships between high commitment work practices (HCWPs) and high performance work systems (HPWSs) from a Japanese management perspective. In addition, the manner in which each HRM technique can be used by Japanese overseas affiliates to enhance their learning and adaptive capabilities is discussed.
AB - The purpose of the present study was to identify the pattern of HRM practices that would lead to an improvement in business performance in Chinese- and Taiwanese-based Japanese affiliates in the light of a configurational perspective, following the current debate in the field of strategic human resource management (SHRM). In particular, a set of working hypotheses regarding the structural relationship among HRM practices for producing enhanced business results was drawn from the organizational learning theoretical framework that emphasizes a linkage between the process of learning and firm performance. Our conceptual model and specific hypotheses were examined using a sample of 286 Japanese affiliates operating in Mainland China and Taiwan. The results provided basic support for the configurational hypothesis in predicting the financial aspect of an affiliate's performance. It is argued that the findings of the study have several important implications for the untested relationships between high commitment work practices (HCWPs) and high performance work systems (HPWSs) from a Japanese management perspective. In addition, the manner in which each HRM technique can be used by Japanese overseas affiliates to enhance their learning and adaptive capabilities is discussed.
KW - Configurational perspective
KW - HRM practices
KW - Japanese affiliates in Mainland China and Taiwan
KW - Organizational learning
KW - Organizational performance
KW - Structural equation modeling (SEM)
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1026386925473
DO - 10.1023/A:1026386925473
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:25444506814
SN - 0217-4561
VL - 20
SP - 447
EP - 480
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Management
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Management
IS - 4
ER -