Pourquoi pas? Rational Choice as a Basic Theory of HRM

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Human resources management system
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HRM,
Human Resource Management (HRM),
Human Resources,
IBM Corp.,
Management Revue,
Organizational Structure,
Theory
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Management Revue

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Overview: A broad spectrum of theories from different disciplines is portrayed in contemporary A broad spectrum of theories from different disciplines is portrayed in contemporary HRM (as a discipline of business administration). Theories from psychology, sociology and economics correspond to the variety of problems addressed in HRM which are again situated at different levels of analysis, namely on the individual, group and organizational level. This article introduces basic elements of the modern "rational choice" approach: the macro-micro-macro model of explanation, homo socio-oeconomicus as a model of man and exchange theory as a baseline model of aggregation. A final summary discusses research questions and applications of "rational choice" in HRM.

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Format: PDF | Size: 280KB | Date: Apr 2004 | Pages: 19

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