Human resource management systems research–how to gain impactful insights through formative measurement and hierarchical component models
Hauff, Sven, Richter, Nicole F., and Ringle, Chirstian (2025) Human resource management systems research–how to gain impactful insights through formative measurement and hierarchical component models. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 36 (4). pp. 611-635.
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Abstract
This paper emphasizes that paying greater attention to how human resource management (HRM) systems are conceptualized in empirical studies could provide more actionable insights and increase the impact of HRM systems research. We advocate the use of formative measurement models, arguing that this approach aligns better with the concept of HRM systems, and allows for a nuanced understanding of how each HRM practice and the system contribute to the outcomes of interest. In the same vein, we advocate the use of hierarchical component models, which allow a multi-level conceptualization representing HRM practices, the HRM system, and their intermediate levels of abstraction (e.g. ability, motivation, and opportunities as subcomponents of high-performance work systems). As a result, HRM systems research can move beyond general assertions and instead offer specific and actionable recommendations. We discuss and illustrate how these conceptual ideas can be implemented in partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), and enriched by predictive model evaluation following state-of-the-art guidelines.
| Item ID: | 88621 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1466-4399 |
| Keywords: | formative measurement, hierarchical component models, HRM systems, partial least squares-structural equation modeling, PLS-SEM, predictive model assessment |
| Copyright Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2026 05:59 |
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