Three essays on strategic human capital
- Autores: Paula Apascaritei
- Directores de la Tesis: Marta M. Elvira (dir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universidad de Navarra ( España ) en 2019
- Idioma: inglés
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Sebastian Bjoern Reiche (presid.), Sampsa Samila (secret.), Inmaculada Beltrán Martín (voc.), Cristina Quintana García (voc.), Jaime Ortega Diego (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Dirección por la Universidad de Navarra
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- Resumen
The underlying topics in my research refer to the centrality of human capital in organizations and the quality of work. Through my research on HR capabilities, I address the firm-level aspect of job quality. Through macro-level research on inequality, I study the evolution of the quality of jobs across European countries.
In the first chapter of my doctoral thesis, I integrate SHRM with the logic of dynamic capabilities. Capabilities enable firms to use resources more effectively, yet little is known about dynamic capabilities for HR management. The main contribution of this chapter is to propose a typology and a theoretical framework to consolidate scattered findings regarding HRM capabilities and to understand their emergence and effects.
In the second dissertation chapter, I take a firm-level perspective to study how HRM practices at different levels within the organization will influence capabilities and firm performance by combining workforce differentiation and HR flexibility theories. I investigate whether it is managers or staff who drive the HR flexibility of the firm, their effect on performance, as well as the optimal alignment with business strategy. To this end, I analyze survey data from Spanish companies. Results support the relative importance of HR practices for non-managerial workers, as compared to managers, to enhance functional flexibility.
In the final chapter of my dissertation, I study the evolution of gender inequality in the labor market using public survey data from eight European countries. This study links findings on the effect of technological change on routine and automatable jobs, with the literature on horizontal gender segregation and varieties of capitalism. Previous literature has established that technological change affects occupations differently by gender and that labor market institutions vary among European countries. Hence, the interaction of these three dimensions is critical for understanding labor market dynamics.
