Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization

This study examines the effectiveness of the human resource management (HRM)function of a public sector entity as it became corporatized. There has been littleempirical research regarding the effectiveness of the people managementfunctions within the Australian public sector as these entities went t...

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Main Authors: Teo, Stephen, Crawford, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: International Public Management for Human Resources 2005
Online Access:http://ppm.sagepub.com/content/34/1/1.full.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23132
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description This study examines the effectiveness of the human resource management (HRM)function of a public sector entity as it became corporatized. There has been littleempirical research regarding the effectiveness of the people managementfunctions within the Australian public sector as these entities went through aperiod of transition to commercialization. A questionnaire obtaining perceptions ondifferent aspects of HR effectiveness, both before and after corporatization, wasadministered to a sample (N = 122) representing a number of different stakeholdergroups of the corporate HRM unit. The results showed a moderate, but statisticallysignificant, improvement in the effectiveness of HRM, and of the corporate HRMunit, as the host organization went through corporatization. Perceptions on HReffectiveness were not found to vary significantly between the different stakeholdergroups. Regression analysis showed that the major predictors of the improvementin the overall effectiveness of the corporate HR unit were, firstly, changes in thelevel of satisfaction with the quality of the HR outcomes as a result ofcommercialization and, secondly, the change in extent to which the senior HRpractitioner had effective influence over strategic decision-making processes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-231322017-01-30T12:35:35Z Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization Teo, Stephen Crawford, J. This study examines the effectiveness of the human resource management (HRM)function of a public sector entity as it became corporatized. There has been littleempirical research regarding the effectiveness of the people managementfunctions within the Australian public sector as these entities went through aperiod of transition to commercialization. A questionnaire obtaining perceptions ondifferent aspects of HR effectiveness, both before and after corporatization, wasadministered to a sample (N = 122) representing a number of different stakeholdergroups of the corporate HRM unit. The results showed a moderate, but statisticallysignificant, improvement in the effectiveness of HRM, and of the corporate HRMunit, as the host organization went through corporatization. Perceptions on HReffectiveness were not found to vary significantly between the different stakeholdergroups. Regression analysis showed that the major predictors of the improvementin the overall effectiveness of the corporate HR unit were, firstly, changes in thelevel of satisfaction with the quality of the HR outcomes as a result ofcommercialization and, secondly, the change in extent to which the senior HRpractitioner had effective influence over strategic decision-making processes. 2005 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23132 http://ppm.sagepub.com/content/34/1/1.full.pdf International Public Management for Human Resources restricted
spellingShingle Teo, Stephen
Crawford, J.
Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization
title Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization
title_full Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization
title_fullStr Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization
title_full_unstemmed Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization
title_short Indicators of strategic HRM effectiveness: A case study of an Australian public sector agency during commercialization
title_sort indicators of strategic hrm effectiveness: a case study of an australian public sector agency during commercialization
url http://ppm.sagepub.com/content/34/1/1.full.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23132