Theoretical Substantiation of Human Resource Management From the Perspective of Work and Organisational Psychology

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In the article it is tried to substantiate further developments in human resource management with reference to the competency approach in work and organisational psychology. First the objectives of scientific and applied research in work and organizational psychology are lined out. Then the competency approach is discussed as a helpful concept to different challenges of human resource management. With reference to this assumption three different theoretical and methodological perspectives are introduced which focus on different aspects of understanding, analysing, diagnosing and developing competencies. These include the action and self-organisation theory perspectives of competencies and the competency modelling perspectives.

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Theoretical Substantiation of Human Resource Management From the Perspective of Work and Organisational Psychology

Introduction

The understanding and effective management of people in organisations is the core issue of human resource management. As a scientifically substantiated discipline of business management and administrative science it is based on theoretical models and empirically proven concepts and methods. The theories, concepts and methods are derived from a diversity of other disciplines and fields of scientific research. Thus, the theoretical and methodological approach to HRM issues is in most cases eclectic because of their complex and not well defined characteristics. One of these disciplines in which HRM is rooted is psychology - especially work and organisational (w/o)psychology.

W/o-psychology is the science of behaviour and other human variables at work and in organisations. It is an applied science which draws from a broad and diverse theoretical basis (Frieling/Sonntag 2000). This specifically includes psychological theories of cognition, motivation, learning and social behaviour which are used to describe, explain, predict, and control human behaviour at work or in organisational settings. These ...

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