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Assessing HR department effectiveness: managerial perspective in Polish firms

Magdalena Majowska
Magdalena Majowska
   | 28 juin 2024
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Article Category: Research Article
Publié en ligne: 28 juin 2024
Pages: 125 - 137
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2024-0007
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Purpose

This paper aims to determine variations in how different groups of stakeholders, such as top managers, HR managers, and line managers, perceive HR department effectiveness. Additionally, it explores the relation between different views on HR department effectiveness and multidimensional firm performance, encompassing proximal and distal outcomes.

Design/methodology/approach

The study comprised 150 Polish firms, with questionnaires collected from top managers, HR managers, and line managers within each organization. The analysis involved regression analysis and testing for two regression coefficients to confirm the hypotheses.

Findings

Research highlighted variations in how stakeholders perceive HR department effectiveness and its influence on organizational outcomes. Notably, top managers exhibited a strong association between HR department effectiveness and firm performance, especially concerning organizational and market performance. Surprisingly, assessments by HR managers and line managers did not display a stronger correlation with proximal outcomes, such as employee productivity and firm growth, compared to top managers, indicating a convergence in perspectives between different managerial levels.

Originality/value

Viewed through a managerial perspective, this paper emphasizes the significance of (dis)agreement in perceptions of HR department effectiveness at various hierarchical levels. In particular, this article enhances our knowledge of how top managers perceive HR department effectiveness, which has been relatively underexplored in prior research. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of top management as a critical stakeholder in HRM.
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Anglais
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Volume Open
Sujets de la revue:
Business and Economics, Business Management, Management, Organization, Corporate Governance, other, Industries, Non Profit Organizations (NPO), Foundations, Charities, Associations, Public Sector, Public Private Partnerships, Public Administration
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