Complexity, Resilience, and Human Resource Management: Illustration from Nordic Higher Education

Autor: Jouni Kekäle, Rómulo Pinheiro
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2245-0157
DOI: 10.18291/njwls.146803
Popis: We explore increasing complexity, resilience (how a system adapts and responds to increasing complexity and radical change), and potential human resource management (HRM) responses to change in higher education at a Nordic institution. HRM is seen as a shared function. As an empirical illustration, we interviewed nine leading academics in dominant and leading administrative positions in one Nordic university. Responses to a major change (CoARA) were discussed. We analyze the possible HRM responses in the context of major but fuzzy changes: How do leading academics forming the HRM policy perceive expectations of role change and how do the respon- dents demonstrate resilience when interpreting the early signs of a major change? The overall initial reactions to the change (CoARA) were hesitant. We propose the concept of emergent resilience and a model to describe its dynamics. Potential implications for HRM in the face of complexity and change are discussed.
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