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- Title
Strategic HRM Practices: Perspectives of Malaysian and Japanese Owned Companies in Malaysia.
- Authors
Othman, Abang Ekhsan Abang
- Abstract
Purpose - This study examines the applications and processes of one of the key distinctive features of strategic human resource management (SHRM), i.e., integration of HRM functions with business/corporate strategy and two key HRM functions, recruitment/selection and training/development. Design/methodology/approach - The research used mixed methodology approach via questionnaire survey and semi-structured random interviews. Of the 113 questionnaires returned, 86 usable questionnaires were analyzed, a response rate of 16.5 percent. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 HR practitioners and 9 line managers from Malaysian and Japanese owned companies. Findings - Analysis of the questionnaire responses on strategic integration, recruitment/selection, and training/development show little difference in practices between the Malaysian and Japanese owned companies. Both Malaysian and Japanese owned companies indicated a higher HR involvement in the business/corporate strategy formulation process, either from the outset or in implementation. However, there were some contradictions in actual practice of strategic integration of HR with business/corporate strategy as evidenced by the interview data. In relation to recruitment/selection and training/development practices, there were differences in the practices in terms of elaborateness, approach and process. On a positive note, HRM in Malaysia seems to be in a state of change though the process is slow. Practical implications - Provides some insights and practical implications to HRM practitioners and line managers about SHRM practices in Malaysia. Originality/value - This paper contributes to the existing literature and also to overcoming the dearth of empirical research on the importance of SHRM practices in Malaysia.
- Publication
Global Business & Management Research, 2009, Vol 1, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1947-5667
- Publication type
Academic Journal