Best Fit' And 'Best Practice

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What are the main features of best fit and best practice models within SHRM. Use short case examples to illustrate. In the modern business world, new practices and approaches are being introduced. When talking about new concepts, the most important concepts being used nowadays in HRM are ‘best practice’ and ‘best fit’ models. In best-practice thinking a universal prescription is preferred. It is based on the idea that there is a single set or ‘bundles’ of best HR policies and practices and that applying them to any organization will help gain superior organizational performance . Perhaps the most popular work in this area is that of Pfeffer who argued that there were seven best practices for achieving competitive advantage through people and 'building profits by putting people first'. Pfeffer (1998) model shows 7 important HR practices which includes (1) employment security: to encourage innovative and productive behavior, managers need to make employees know that they won’t lose their jobs for creative risk taking gone awry (2) selective hiring: employers look for applicants who possess a range of social, interpersonal and team working skills in addition to technical ability. Recruiting and retaining outstanding people and ‘capturing´ a stock of exceptional human talent’ (Boxall 1996, p. 66–67) is seen as an effective way to achieve sustained competitive advantage. (3) Self-managed teams: one of the key attributes that employers look for in new recruits, individuals should be allowed the autonomy and power to control decisions within a team structure which would lead to an increased sense of ownership and accountability. It also provokes initiative and greater acceptance of responsibility because of the lack of hierarchy. (4) high-compensation contingent on company performance: two elements to this21 criteria are higher than average compensation and

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