Chinese and Irish professional service firms compared: Linking HPWS, organizational coordination, and firm performance

Strategic human resource management (SHRM) has 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 organizational co-ordination as a unique process-based mediator between HPWS and firm performance...