Structural Fragmentation of HRM Functions Impedes Strategic Coordination in School Districts¶

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q1 i? HRM functions have traditionally been separated from strategic planning within organizations, and departmental self-interests may institutionalize structural fragmentation, impeding coordination and collaboration. → Smylie 2006

Evidence¶

Smylie 2006¶

Smylie, Mark A., and Stacy A. Wenzel. (2006). Promoting Instructional Improvement: A Strategic Human Resource Management Perspective. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/promoting-instructional-improvement-strategic-human-resource-management-perspective

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

The authors draw on organization and management literature and education literature to argue that HRM departments in school central offices may be loosely connected to strategic planning or curricular improvement, and that "their self-interests for influence and survival may institutionalize structural fragmentation."

"their self-interests for influence and survival may institutionalize structural fragmentation, thus impeding coordination and collaboration."

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