Figures 2.1 5 Use of competencies as an integrating force
Source: ibid, pp 91
Linking HR practices
Bundling is not just a pick-and-mix process. The aim should be first to
establish overriding areas of HR practice that need to be applied generally
and second, to examine particular practices to establish links or common
ground between them so that they provide mutual support.
The overriding areas of HR practice will be concerned with organization
development, the management of change, creating a positive employment
relationship, developing mutual commitment policies, communicating with
employees, and giving employees a voice (involvement and participation).
These should be taken into account generally and their relevance should be
considered when introducing any practices concerned with resourcing, human
resource development and reward management. It is necessary to take
specific steps in the latter areas to achieve coherence.
Achieving coherence
To achieve coherence the following approaches are necessary:
never consider any innovation in isolation;