..., organisational documents and sustainability reports. The analysis is guided by an integrated theoretical framework combining Labour Process Theory and Neo-Institutional Theory. Findings The findings show that sustainability discourse is actively moralised, framing organisational expectations as ethical...

...Ali Kazemi; Elias Johannesson Purpose Prevailing accounts portray trade unions as inherent obstacles to HR outsourcing, explaining instances of acceptance mainly through globalization or cost-efficiency logics. Integrating institutional theory and HR architecture, this study moves beyond...

..., with a lack of studies and evidence on TM determinants and TM in practice. This study explores, using the lens of institutional theory, how talent philosophies and a combination of institutional factors shape TM in French SMEs, highlighting the interplay between these elements within the specific context...

...Xiaoxuan Zhai; Xiaowen Tian Purpose This paper extends the institution theory to examine the relationship between high-performance work system (HPWS) and organizational performance (OP), and analyzes how country of origin interacts with performance measures and industrial affiliation in moderating...

... reports the views of SME employers; as such, it offers an original contribution to understanding of the role and behaviours of SME employers in regulatory responses in the studied context. Employment relations SMEs Institutional theory HRM practices The LCL Since the 1980s, employment...

... and Christmann, 2011 ; Brunsson, 1989 ; Choa et al., 2010). They therefore represent a rationality myth in the terms of new institutional theory (Meyer and Rowan, 1977, p. 356). Thus their economic utility is not proven, but a collective belief exists in them. Against this background, this paper...