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Appendix A: Questions for measuring HRM intensity
This appendix provides additional information about HRM intensity indicators across HRM domains, their sources and measurement scales.
HRM domain Questions Source Measurement
scale Indicator 1: The company makes
an examination of how many and what types of recruitment are needed in the medium terms.
Sels et al. (2006) Cascio and Aguinis (2005, p.246-248) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 2: The company makes use of information from job analysis, such as job description and person specification, for recruitment purposes. Carroll et al. (1999) Cascio and Aguinis (2005, p. 213-217) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1 Recruitment
Indicator 3: The company
evaluates its recruitment activities and processes systematically.
Sels et al. (2006) Cascio and Aguinis (2005, p. 260-267) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 1: The company has a standardized interview procedure for selection.
Noe et al. (2006, p. 234)
Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 2: The company uses selection techniques with high predictive validity (work sample tests, assessment center,
biographical questionnaire) Sels et al. (2006) Cascio and Aguinis (2005, p. 309) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1 Selection
Indicator 3: The company evaluates its selection activities and processes systematically.
Sels et al. (2006) Cascio and Aguinis (2005, p.323-333) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 1: The company provides training for its operational staff.
Sels et al. (2006) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 2: The company has strategic training plan.
Sels et al. (2006) Cascio and Aguinis (2005, p. 382-392) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1 Training
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HRM domain Questions Source Measurement
scale Indicator 1: The company
provides developmental opportunities to its operational staff (promotions, job rotations, mentoring, couching etc.)
Noe et al. (2006, p. 396-406)
Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 2: The company makes an examination of how many and what types of positions are needed to be filled by internal development. Cascio and Aguinis (2005, p.246-248) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1 Development
Indicator 3: The company assesses the strengths and weaknesses of its employees for development decisions.
Noe et al. (2006, p.389-396)
Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 1: The company uses an appraisal procedure that specifies the procedures and performance criteria.
Sels et al. (2006) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 2: The company makes use of information from appraisal for pay determination and
allocation of other rewards.
Sels et al. (2006) Noe et al. (2006, p.333) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1 Performance Management
Indicator 3: The company makes use of information from appraisal for developmental purposes such as determining promotions and succession planning. Sels et al. (2006) Noe et al. (2006, p. 333) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 1: The company makes use of information from job evaluation for determining pay.
Noe et al. (2006, p. 468)
Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 2: The company makes use of information from
benchmarking for determining pay. Noe et al. (2006, p. 466) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1 Compensation
Indicator 3: The company provides rewards to its employees based on group level performance measures (e.g. gain sharing, profit sharing, team awards, group incentives).
Noe et al. (2006, p. 510-517)
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HRM domain Questions Source Measurement
scale Indicator 1: The company makes
use of attitude surveys in order to get information from its
employees. Author of this thesis Wagar (1998) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1
Indicator 2: The company has procedures to inform its
employees, about the company, performance of the company and changes and developments for the functioning of the company.
Author of this thesis Wagar (1998) Nominal No: 0 Yes:1 Employee relations
Indicator 3: The company has regular communication channels such as meetings for
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Appendix B: Questions for predictor and other independent variables
This appendix provides additional information about the questions used for predictor and independent variables and their measurement scales.
Variables Source Questions Measurement
scale
1. What kind of unit do you lead? Nominal • franchised • company owned Ownership structure Brand et al. (2006)
2. Do you have other franchised units under the form of the same franchise system?
( this question is only for franchised units) Nominal • Yes • No Size of the business unit Literature review (Chapter 2)
3. How many employees (including part-timers etcetera) are working in your unit?
Ratio (open ended question)
4. Please rate your knowledge in the area of HRM? Ordinal 5 point Likert scale • 1 very little • 5 very much Managerial characteristics Harney and Dundon (2006) Cassell et al. (2002)
5. Do you think that HRM is critical to achieve the goals of the company? Ordinal 5 point Likert scale • 1 very little • 5 very much HR supply: Harney and
Dundon (2006) Author of the thesis
6. Please rate the tightness of regional labor market for the operational staff of the company?
Ordinal 5 point Likert scale
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7. Does the collective agreement of the company makes obligations for few or many HRM practices?
Ordinal 5 point Likert scale • 1 few HRM practices • 5 many HRM practices Collective agreements Author of the thesis
8. Does the collective agreement of the company makes obligations for denoting money to specific funds, for instance central training fund?
