$12.$ Internal and External HR Fit

Internal and External HR Fit

Strategic HRM involves generating competitive advantages through people. This requires that HR systems have two important types of fit$$internal and external. This activity is important because a successful strategic HRM approach is related to better overall firm performance as well as increased employee satisfaction.

The goal of this activity is to challenge your knowledge of internal and external HR fit.

Read the examples. Then, match each example to the type of HR fit that it best depicts.

$1.$ Nevaan's company recently hired several new employees with $10+$ years of sales experience. The company is basing $75$ percent of these new employees' pay on sales commission.

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$2.$ Nixon's company wants to encourage product innovation and thus rates employee performance based on creativity and teamwork rather than firm$-$level financial gains.

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$3.$ Audrina hires new employees for their skills rather than their level of job$-$specific knowledge. Her firm provides extensive L&D for job$-$specific knowledge once employees are hired.

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$4.$ Malise's firm competes by maintaining stability and increasing efficiency at every step of its operations. Employee bonuses are therefore based on cost reductions, safety metrics, and process stability.

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$5.$ Corin's organization lacks the resources for extensive onboarding and L&D$.$ Their organization thus prefers to use internal recruiting when looking to fill open job positions.

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$6.$ Vox's aim is to increase market share and outperform their company's rivals, so they hire employees who are competitive and highly goal$-$driven.

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