promotion and compensation schemes that provide for the recognition
and reward of high-performing members of the workforce.
The choice of what is the best bundle for an organization from this shopping
list and the others that have been published (see Table 2.2) will depend upon
its business needs and strategy and its culture. In other words, a contingency
(best fit) approach rather than a best practice approach is likely to be most
appropriate. And whatever combination of practices is adopted it is still
necessary to consider how to achieve coherence and mutual support by the
use of integrative processes and by linking different practices together.
The use of integrative processes
The two main integrative processes are performance management and the
use of competencies. The ways in which they can provide the 'glue' between
different HR practices are illustrated in Figures 2.1 4 and 2.1 5
Figures 2.1 4 Performance management as an integrating forceSource: ibid, pp 91