Human Resource Management Practices for Effective Organizational Change: A Review of Research in Western and Non-Western Countries
Organizational change (OC) initiatives require effective human resource management practices (HRMPs). This review analyzes recent research on the role of HRMPs in OC, focusing on major trends and differences between Western and non-Western contexts. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review...
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| description | Organizational change (OC) initiatives require effective human resource management practices (HRMPs). This review analyzes recent research on the role of HRMPs in OC, focusing on major trends and differences between Western and non-Western contexts. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA)-guided search using Scopus and Google Scholar identified 26 relevant studies. The key findings showed the varied and crucial roles that HRMPs play in communicating change goals, engaging employees, and collaborating with stakeholders. In particular, hard OC involving actions such as downsizing warrants responsive HRMPs. Although some practices transfer well across settings, implementing HRMPs in non-Western environments requires adaptation to local cultural and religious norms. The predominant focus on Western contexts underscores the need for more research in understudied regions, such as the Middle East and North Africa. The limitations of this review include potential biases in the source studies and the exclusion of nonindexed literature. We conclude by calling for an expanded investigation into evidence-based HRMPs and the complex dynamics between HRMPs and diverse types of OC across different organizational and national settings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1349c40e6ff04227b33c44693e659e242025-02-02T15:48:06ZengSciendoFoundations of Management2300-56612024-01-0116172410.2478/fman-2024-0001Human Resource Management Practices for Effective Organizational Change: A Review of Research in Western and Non-Western CountriesAL-NAKEEB Ahmed A. R.0GHADI Mohammed Yasin1Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, SBQM. Dubai, UAEMu’tah University; Al-karakJORDANOrganizational change (OC) initiatives require effective human resource management practices (HRMPs). This review analyzes recent research on the role of HRMPs in OC, focusing on major trends and differences between Western and non-Western contexts. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA)-guided search using Scopus and Google Scholar identified 26 relevant studies. The key findings showed the varied and crucial roles that HRMPs play in communicating change goals, engaging employees, and collaborating with stakeholders. In particular, hard OC involving actions such as downsizing warrants responsive HRMPs. Although some practices transfer well across settings, implementing HRMPs in non-Western environments requires adaptation to local cultural and religious norms. The predominant focus on Western contexts underscores the need for more research in understudied regions, such as the Middle East and North Africa. The limitations of this review include potential biases in the source studies and the exclusion of nonindexed literature. We conclude by calling for an expanded investigation into evidence-based HRMPs and the complex dynamics between HRMPs and diverse types of OC across different organizational and national settings.https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2024-0001change agentemployee-organization relationshiphuman resource managementorganizational changeo15d23 |
| spellingShingle | AL-NAKEEB Ahmed A. R. GHADI Mohammed Yasin Human Resource Management Practices for Effective Organizational Change: A Review of Research in Western and Non-Western Countries Foundations of Management change agent employee-organization relationship human resource management organizational change o15 d23 |
| title | Human Resource Management Practices for Effective Organizational Change: A Review of Research in Western and Non-Western Countries |
| title_full | Human Resource Management Practices for Effective Organizational Change: A Review of Research in Western and Non-Western Countries |
| title_fullStr | Human Resource Management Practices for Effective Organizational Change: A Review of Research in Western and Non-Western Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Resource Management Practices for Effective Organizational Change: A Review of Research in Western and Non-Western Countries |
| title_short | Human Resource Management Practices for Effective Organizational Change: A Review of Research in Western and Non-Western Countries |
| title_sort | human resource management practices for effective organizational change a review of research in western and non western countries |
| topic | change agent employee-organization relationship human resource management organizational change o15 d23 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2024-0001 |
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