Technical and strategic human resource management effectiveness as determinants of firm performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 171-188

  Huselid, Mark A ^a   Jackson, Susan E ^a   Schuler, Randall S ^a  

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EID: 0031286319     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257025     Document Type: Article

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33. Mark A. Huselid is an assistant professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. He holds a Ph.D. degree in human resource management from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His current research focuses on the links among human resource management systems, corporate strategy, and firm performance.
34. Susan E. Jackson is a professor of management at New York University's Stern School of Management. She received her Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include strategic human resource management and workforce diversity and its consequences for managerial teams.
35. Randall S. Schuler received his Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University in organizational theory and human resource management. He is currently a professor of management at the Stern School of Management, New York University. His areas of research interest include strategic human resource management, international human resource management, and strategic organizational behavior.