Examining the Human Resource Architecture: The Relationships Among Human Capital, Employment, and Human Resource Configurations

David P. Lepak; Scott A. Snell

doi:10.1177/014920630202800403

Examining the Human Resource Architecture: The Relationships Among Human Capital, Employment, and Human Resource Configurations

David P. Lepak¹; Scott A. Snell²

¹ Department of Management and Organization, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, 3341 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742-1815, USA, · ² Department of Management and Organization, Smeal College of Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, 417 Beam B.A.B., University Park, PA 16802, USA

Journal of Management 2002

In this study we examined the characteristics of human capital as well as the human resource (HR) configurations used for employees in four different employment modes (knowledge-based employment, job-based employment, contract work, and alliance/partnership). Results from 148 firms show that the strategic value and uniqueness of human capital differs across these four employment modes. In addition, each employment mode is associated with a particular type of HR configuration (commitment-based, productivity-based, compliance-based, and collaborative).

DOI: 10.1177/014920630202800403
Volume: 28 (4)
Pages: 517-543
Language: en
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