Abstract:
Human resources are playing a key role in achieving competitive
advantage, and thereby achieving established goals. The primary
purpose of this paper is to examine the scholarly literature on
high performance work practices (HPWPs) including definitions
and components of them. Authors conducted a comprehensive
review based on articles published in the past 30 years. The great
interest of researchers on HPWPs has caused a variety of
definitions. Therefore, the construct of HPWPs does not have an
agreed single definition among researchers. The literature review
revealed that conceptual confusion exists about the meaning of
HPWPs. Therefore, many similar terminologies have been
emerged and used interchangeably for the fuzzy notion of
HPWPs. Little agreement exists among scholars relating to
precise HPWPs that should be included in the HPWP bundle for
improving organizational or employee performance.
