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Ten years ago, Bowen and Ostroff (2004) criticized the one-sided focus on
the content-based approach, where researchers take into account the inherent
virtues (or vices) associated with the content of HR practices to explain
performance. They explicitly highlight the role of the psychological processes
through which employees attach meaning to HRM. In this fi rst article of the
special section entitled “Is the HRM Process Important?” we present an overview
of past, current, and future challenges. For past challenges, we attempt
to categorize the various research streams that originated from the seminal
piece. To outline current challenges, we present the results of a content analysis
of the original 15 articles put forward for the special section. In addition,
we provide the overview of a caucus focused on this theme that was held
at the Academy of Management annual meeting in Boston in 2012. In conclusion,
we discuss future challenges relating to the HRM process approach
and review the contributions that have been selected—against a competitive
fi eld—for this special issue. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Keywords
HRM process Attribution theory Employee perceptions
Citation
Human Resources Management, 53, 489-503
Publisher
Wiley