Determinants of the formalization of human resource management practices: An empirical study in SMEs in eastern and western China
基于227份来自24家中国东西部中小企业的数据，研究了企业规模、行业、区位、年龄和人力资源部门五个权变因素对人力资源管理实践正式化的影响，发现区位和人力资源部门的影响强于规模和行业。
This quantitative study examines the role of five contingency factors, – that is, firm size, sector, location, firm age, and presence of an human resource (HR) department – in formalizing human resource management (HRM) practices in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in eastern and western China. Using data from 227 respondents in 24 Chinese SMEs, the findings reveal a mixed pattern of relationships between these determinants and the actual formal use of five clusters of HRM practices. Location and presence of HR were found to exert stronger influence than size and sector. Theoretical and practical implications for HRM are discussed with reference to contingency factors in the SME sector in China.