 |
Research Areas
The research of the research group HRM is multidisciplinary and takes into account theories and perspectives from economics, law, psychology, and sociology. Three themes are central: (1) HRM, (2) careers, and (3) entrepreneurship. Each of these themes is studied at different levels of analysis, i.e. the individual (micro), organisational (meso) and societal (macro) level.
Organisational HR practices and processes are central to the key research area Human Resource Management. Studies within this area mainly go into determinants and effects of HRM. At the individual level of analysis, the focus is on the exchange relationships between different actors within the organisation, on factors determining employee perceptions of organisational HR practices and processes, and on how these perceptions subsequently influence employee attitudes and behaviour. At the organisational level, we mainly study the impact of the organisation context on HR practices, the relationship between HRM and firm performance.
The key research area Careers studies individuals’ career perceptions, changing labour relations, and new career concepts. At the individual level of analysis, different factors influencing the employability, career and labour market trajectories of individuals are investigated. Recent research
especially
concerns issues of late careers. At the organisational level, the attention goes to issues of ageing. More specifically, our studies concentrate on the relationship between firm demography (in terms of age) and firm performance, and the impact of the legal-institutional context on late careers. At societal level, the effect of labour market characteristics and the institutional context on careers and labour market trajectories.
Innovation and job creation are central to the key research area Entrepreneurship. At the organisational level, the relationship between HRM innovation and firm performance is studied. The focus is particularly on intrapreneurship, i.e. the creation of an innovative and creative climate in start-ups. Research at the societal level mainly goes into the impact of entrepreneurship, i.e. starting a new (innovative or not) firm, on employment growth.
Members
|
|
|