The Relationships between Human Resource Management Systems and Organizational Performance: a Configurational Perspective

Through literature review, we build two ideal types of human resource management system, innovative system and traditional systems respectively. In the perspectives of configuration theory, three types of internal fit, best types fit, ideal types fit and hybrid types fit, are distinguished.

We found there are positive relationships between innovative human resource management practices and organizational performance. Generally, internal fit of human resource management system has significant effect on organizational performance or so. Among types of internal fit, the best types fit\'s effect is most significant, hybrid types fit and ideal types fit have minor but still positive effect.