Title: A case study of strategic human resource management: implementation levels and communication

Authors: Ryan McCann; Stuart Allen

Addresses: School of Communication and Information Systems, Robert Morris University, USA ' Department of Organizational Leadership, Robert Morris University, 6001 University Boulevard, Moon Township, PA 15108, USA

Abstract: The communication of information relevant to strategic human resource management (SHRM) has the potential to support SHRM implementation and should be reflected in the activity of an organisation's inter- and intra-organisational communication networks as forms of organisational information processing. This multiple case study examined SHRM implementation levels in a sample of oil and gas companies with the aim of examining the extent to which communication flows reflect the level of SHRM implementation. The case studies showed similarly low levels of SHRM-related communication and SHRM implementation, suggesting the need for further research to explore this relationship. The authors propose that SHRM-related communication could be an additional factor in assessing SHRM implementation levels and that organisational design must be considered in understanding low levels of SHRM-related communication.

Keywords: strategic human resource management; SHRM; organisational communication; organisational information processing; networks; oil and gas industry; case study; western Pennsylvania.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2021.114892

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2021 Vol.21 No.1, pp.1 - 19

Received: 01 Feb 2019
Accepted: 23 Dec 2019
Published online: 11 May 2021 *

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