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Different HR and IR Systems

Presented by

Cindy Wong Fiona LuoMichihiro Kawano

Shaoyang Jian Sisi Li

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Introduction

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Agenda

I. Reflections on Article 1“Comparative Research in Human Resource Management: A Review and an Example”

II. Reflections on Article 2“Wage-Setting Institutions and Pay Inequality in Advance Industrial Societies”

III. Industry Application

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Reflections on Article 1“Comparative Research in Human Resource

Management: A Review and an Example”

Article One Article Two Industry Application

The Impact of Bundles of Strategic

HRM Practices on the Performance of European Firms• Universalistic Theory

• Contingency Theory Firm size, Level of unionization Firm strategy (Cost-leadership and

Differentiation) External market

Article One Article Two Industry Application

The Impact of Bundles of Strategic

HRM Practices on the Performance of European Firms

• Configurationally Theory- Calculative HRM- Collaborative HRM

Article One Article Two Industry Application

A Comparative Analysis of Trends in Contingent Employment Practice in

Europe Over a Decade

Article One Article Two Industry Application

A Comparative Analysis of Trends in Contingent Employment Practice in

Europe Over a Decade

Sweden vs Gemeny

Article One Article Two Industry Application

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Reflections on “Wage-Setting Institutions and Pay Inequality

in Advance Industrial Societies”

Article One Article Two Industry Application

Centralization vs Decentralization

Article One Article Two Industry Application

Wage-Setting Institutions and Pay Inequality in Advanced Industrial Societies

Summary

Questions:• What does pay inequality mean to the

organization?• What does pay inequality mean to the

society?

Article One Article Two Industry Application

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Under what circumstances would organizations favor

1.Pay employees equally?

2. Pay employees differently?

Article One Article Two Industry Application

Pay Dispersion and Workforce Performance: Moderating Effects

of Incentives and Interdependence Relationship between pay dispersion

and workforce performance

Implications for managers: Set wage differently based on the

nature of the job Negotiation with unions

Article One Article Two Industry Application

Welfare Effects of Local Versus Central Wage Bargaining

Dittrich’s supportive argument

Drawback of

Wallersteint’s article

Article One Article Two Industry Application

Factbook Application

Sweden/USA

Insurance Industry

Article One Article Two Industry Application

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Thank You

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References

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Dittrich, M. (2010). Welfare Effects of Local versus Central Wage Bargaining. Labour: Review of Labour Economics & Industrial Relations. 24(1), 26-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2010.00469.x   

Gooderham, P., Parry, E., & Ringdal, K. (2008). The Impact of Bundles of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices on the Performance of European firms. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 19(11), 2041-2056. doi:10.1080/09585190802404296 

Reich, M., Gordon, D., and Edwards, R. (1973). Dual Labor Markets: A Theory of Labor Market Segmentation. American Economic Review, 63(2), 359-365. Retrieved from http://ebscohost.com.  

Shaw, J., Gupta, N. and Delery, J. (2002). Pay Dispersion and Workforce Performance: Moderating Effects of Incentives and Interdependence. Strategic Management Journal, 23(6), 491-512. Retrieved from http://journals1.scholarsportal.info/.  

Tregaskis, O. and Brewster, C. (2006). A Comparative Analysis of Trends in Contingent Employment Practice in Europe Over a Decade. Journal of International Business Studies, 47, 111-126. Retrieved from http://www.proquest.com/en-US/. 

Wallerstein, M. (1999). Wage-Setting Institutions and Pay Inequality in Advanced Industrial Societies. American Journal of Political Science, 42(3), 649-680. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.