The Philosophical Underpinnings of Western HRM Theory

作     者：YUAN Li 

作者机构：School of PhilosophyRenmin University of ChinaBeiiing 100872China 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Philosophy in China》 (中国哲学前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第7卷第2期

页      面：317-346页

学科分类：12[管理学] 120202[管理学-企业管理（含：财务管理、市场营销、人力资源管理）] 0101[哲学-哲学] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 0712[理学-科学技术史(分学科，可授理学、工学、农学、医学学位)] 

主　　题：HRM individualism meritocracy rationality short-termism instrumental rationality 

摘      要：As a typical American Product, the Human resource management （HRM） system provides a strong sense of equity, of a trustworthy exchange relationship, and alleges that assessment and promotion mainly depend on an individual＇s merits. The critical perspectives of HRM reveal that the ＂soft＂ HRM offers a smokescreen for ＂hard＂ HRM to cover its unchanged reality, which emphasizes rationality, individualism, control and short-term orientation. This article analyzes the underlying philosophy of HRM, which offers the fundamental theoretical support for it, from four aspects： individualism, meritocracy, rationality and short-termism.