Selected HR Strategies For Firms Low and High on Different Environmental Characteristics

Degree of

Uncertainty

Volatility

• Detailed work planning

• Job-specific training

• Fixed pay

• High dependence on superior

• Control emphasis

• Efficient production

• Job-specific training

• Fixed pay

• Loose work planning

• Generic training

• Variable pay

• Multiple inputs for appraisals

• Flexibility

• Innovation

• Generic training

• Variable pay

Fig. 1-11a

© 1998 by Prentice Hall

Environmental

Dimension

Low

High

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