The Impact of Organized Violence and Crime on HRM and Work Practices

Jacobo Ramirez; Sergio Madero

The Impact of Organized Violence and Crime on HRM and Work Practices

Tecnológico de Monterrey

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This paper presents a multiple case study research to explore the configuration of human resource management (HRM), in complex institutional environments. 200 news histories were content analyzed and 16 interviews with HR managers were conducted to explore the direct and indirect impacts of organized violence and crime on HRM and work practices. The results made it possible to observe a complex configuration between HRM policies and practices and managerial style, in the context of organized crime and violence in Mexico. A combination of strict employees’ control, emphasis on soft-skills training and development, together with flexible management style, seems to facilitate employees to work in traumatic external contexts. Our results highlight the importance of values, such as trust, openness and participation, which tend to support HRM systems and practices. The various effects of institutional contextual factors on the operation of the HRM system and practices are examined.

Original language	English
Publication date	2014
Number of pages	35
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014: The Power of Words - Philadelphia, United States Duration: 1 Aug 2014 → 5 Aug 2014 Conference number: 74 http://aom.org/annualmeeting/

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Conference	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014
Number	74
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia
Period	01/08/2014 → 05/08/2014
Internet address	http://aom.org/annualmeeting/

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