...Ramsha Naeem; Naukhez Sarwar; Jawad Syed Purpose This study examines the paradoxical tensions faced by human resource (HR) managers, focusing on the interplay of contextual factors and strategic responses. It explores how contextual factors influence HR managers’ responses to paradoxical tensions...

... these emergent factors and the intended HRM is significant in terms of understanding employee experiences; however, it may potentially create tensions. Tension refers to a situation in which two individually logical elements are inconsistent when juxtaposed (Smith and Lewis, 2011) – in practice, this means...