The Design of a Career Oriented Human Resource System

Human resource (HR) systems in organizations must be developed to identify and help manage human resources throughout the entire career cycle. A total HR system must include methods for linking various organizational and personnel functions, such as strategic planning, HR planning, performance appra...

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Published in:The Academy of Management review 1983-01, Vol.8 (1), p.23
Main Authors: von Glinow, Mary Ann, Driver, Michael J., Brousseau, Kenneth, Prince, J. Bruce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career development planning
Human resource management
Human resources
Integration
Strategy
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Summary:Human resource (HR) systems in organizations must be developed to identify and help manage human resources throughout the entire career cycle. A total HR system must include methods for linking various organizational and personnel functions, such as strategic planning, HR planning, performance appraisal, personnel assessment, and career planning, in ways that facilitate the matching of organizational and individual needs over time. A basic HR system was developed; it offers a set of properties or parameters that can be used as a guide for diagnosing and designing an integrated, career-sensitive HR system. The HR system parameters most clearly associated with a career focus fall into structure, process, boundary, and human categories. A career-oriented HR system can be expected to show a lot of diversity because employees are treated as individuals who possess different career orientations. The effectiveness of such a system requires a tolerance of such individual diversity as well as close synchronization with the organization's business strategy.
ISSN:0363-7425
1930-3807
DOI:10.2307/257164