Human resource management and performance in the Barbados hotel industry

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 623-646

  Alleyne, Philmore ^a   Doherty, Liz ^b   Greenidge, Dion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barbados; External fit; Hotel industry; Human resource management; Internal fit; Performance; Universal relevance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645659146     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Baird L., and Meshoulam I. Managing two fits of strategic human resource management. Academy of Management Review 13 1 (1988) 116-128
2. Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA), 2003. Hotels, Apartments and Guest Houses registration. January.
3. Barbados Tourism Investment Inc (BTI), 2004. Investing in the tourism and hospitality sector. Available from: http://barbadostourisminvestment.com/tourism_economy.cfm Accessed 24th November, 2004.
4. Baruch J. Response rate in academic studies-a comparative analysis. Human Relations 52 4 (1999) 421-438
5. Beaumont P. The US human resource management literature: a review. In: Salaman G. (Ed). Human Resource Strategies (1992), Sage, London 20-37
6. Becker B., and Gerhart B. The impact of human resource management on organizational performance: progress and prospects. Academy of Management 39 4 (1996) 779-801
7. Boxall P., and Purcell J. Strategic human resource management: where have we come from and where should we be going?. International Journal of Management Reviews 2 2 (2000) 183-203
8. Boxall P., and Purcell J. Strategy and Human Resource Management (2003), Sage, London
9. Buick I., and Muthu G. An investigation of the current practices of in-house employee training and development within hotels in Scotland. Service Industries Journal 17 4 (1997) 652-668
10. Culley M., Woodward S., O'Reilly A., and Dix G. Britain at Work (1999), Routledge, London
11. Erras, M., 2002. HRM and organizational performance: an attempt to open the black box. Unpublished DBA thesis, University of Strathclyde, UK, October.
12. Fey C., Bjorkman I., and Pavlovskaya A. The effect of human resource management practices on MNC subsidiary performance in Russia. International Journal of Human Resource Management 11 1 (2000) 1-18
13. Guest D. Human resource management, trade unions and industrial relations. In: Storey J. (Ed). Human Resource Management: A Critical Text (1995), Routledge, London 110-141
14. Hofstede G. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind (1994), McGraw-Hill, Maidenhead
15. Hoque K. Human resource management and performance in the UK hotel industry. British Journal of Industrial Relations 37 3 (1999) 419-443
16. Huselid M. The impact of human resource management on turnover, productivity and corporate financial performance. Academy of Management Journal 38 3 (1995) 635-672
17. Ichniowski C., Shaw K., and Prennushi G. The effects of human resource management on productivity: a study of steel finishing line. American Economic Review 87 3 (1997) 291-313
18. International Labour Office (ILO), 2000. ILO Report on Economy and Labour. Available from: http://www.ilocarib.org.tt/infsources/gva_wkpaper_1/barbados_rept.pdf. Accessed 26th August 2003.
19. Khatri N. Managing human resource for competitive advantage: a study of companies in Singapore. International Journal of Human Resource Management 11 2 (2000) 336-365
20. Kochan T., and Barocci T. Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations: Text, Readings and Cases (1985), Little Brown, Boston
21. Legge K. Human Resource Management: Rhetorics and Reality (1995), MacMillan Business, London
22. Legge K. Silver bullet or spent pound? Assessing the meaning of the 'high commitment management/performance relationship. In: Storey J. (Ed). Human Resource Management: A Critical Text (2001), Thomson Learning, London 21-36
23. MacDuffie J. Human resource bundles and manufacturing performance: organizational logic and flexible production systems in the world auto industry. Industrial and Labour Relations Review 48 2 (1995) 197-221
24. McGunnigle P.J., and Jameson S.M. HRM in UK hotels: a focus on commitment. Employee Relations 22 4 (2000) 403-422
25. Michie J., and Sheehan-Quinn M. Labour market flexibility, human resource management and corporate performance. British Journal of Management 12 4 (2001) 287-306
26. Miles R.E., and Snow C.C. Designing strategic human resource systems. Organisational Dynamics 13 1 (1984) 36-52
27. Nankervis A., and Debrah Y. Human resource management in hotels: a comparative study. Tourism Management 16 7 (1995) 507-513
28. Pfeffer J. The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First (1998), Harvard Business School Press, Boston
29. Porter M.E. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors (1980), Free Press, New York
30. Purcell J. Best practice and best fit: chimera or cul-de-sac?. Human Resource Management Journal 9 3 (1999) 26-41
31. Ramsay H., Scholarios D., and Harley B. Employees and high performance work systems: testing inside the black box. British Journal of Industrial Relations 38 4 (2000) 501-531
32. Saunders M., Lewis P., and Thornhill A. Research Methods for Business Students. Third ed (2003), Pearson, Harlow
33. Schuler R., and Jackson S. Linking competitive strategies with human resource management practices. Academy of Management Executive 1 (1987) 207-219
34. Sisson K. Personnel Management (1994), Blackwell, Oxford
35. Storey J. Developments in the Management of Human Resources: An Analytical Review (1992), Blackwell, London
36. Storey J. Human Resource Management: a Critical Text (1995), Routledge, London
37. Tichy N., Fombrun C., and Devanna M. Strategic human resource management. Sloan Management Review 11 3 (1982) 47-61
38. Wood S. Human resource management and performance. International Journal of Management Reviews 1 4 (1999) 367-413