Bridging the macro/micro gulf

Question

What are HR policies? (Wright)

Answer 1

The represent the firm of business unit's stated intention about the kinds of HR programs, processes, and techniques that should be carried out in the organization.

Answer 2

They consist of the actual programs, processes anf techniques that actually get operationalized in the unit.

Answer 3

1 From a macro perspective: it highlights the need of assess the actual practices rather than the stated policies.
2 The distinction elicits a series of interesting questions around the basic issue of why policies and practices do not converge (hetzelfde zijn)
3 The distinction should encourage greater specificity in macro measures of HRpractices. Micro research has focused intensely on creating the most technically effective HRpractices.

Answer 4

By focusing on either key/core jobs in any given study, or at least attempting to assess practices for more coherent job groups than simply managerial vs. hourly.

Answer 5

It seems to be that research tends to be mutually exclusive in that either the study focuses on the individual or the organizational level of analysis. This has, in large part, been due to practical considerations.