A Shared Human Resources Change Initiative: What Influences (in)Effectiveness?

The study employs a mixed-method approach utilizing interview and survey data to discern what influences the effectiveness of an inter-organizational initiative wherein two distinct organizations share a human resource executive (HRE). Initial efficiencies of the initiative resulted in both agencies. Over time, however, the data emerged to reveal differing outcomes, such that the agency who shared the HRE reported a decreased HR service climate,...