Chinese and Irish professional service firms compared: linking HPWS,
organizational coordination, and firm performance
Fu, NaORCID: 0000-0003-2507-0585, Bosak, JanineORCID: 0000-0001-5701-6538 and Ma, Qinhai
(2018)
Chinese and Irish professional service firms compared: linking HPWS,
organizational coordination, and firm performance.
Journal of Business Research, 95
.
pp. 266-276.
ISSN 0148-2963
Strategic human resource management (SHRM) is an important influence on organizational
performance. Previous research has established the positive impact of a specific set SHRM
practices – known as high performance work systems (HPWS) - on firm performance. This
study furthers our understanding of the performance impact of HPWS by: (a) proposing
organisational co-ordination as a unique process-based mediator between HPWS and firm
performance and (b) examining the impact of national cultural differences on the relationship
between HPWS and organisational performance. Data were collected from 98 Chinese and 93
Irish accounting firms. The findings support the mediating role of organizational coordination
in the relationship between HPWS and firm performance. Additionally, we found the effects of
organizational coordination were stronger in the high power distance and collectivistic culture
of China than in the low power distance and individualistic culture of Ireland. Implications are
discussed
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Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Strategic Human Resource Management; High Performance Work Systems; Firm Performance; Organizational Coordination; Cultural Differences; Professional Service Firms