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Human Resource Professionalization

Human Resource Professionalization is the systematic establishment and institutionalization of formal human resource management practices, structures, and competencies within family firms to align workforce management with professional organizational standards, distinguishing it from ad hoc or kinship-based personnel approaches by emphasizing meritocracy, specialization, and procedural consistency.

134

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6.4K

Citations

270

Authors

153

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

23

Parents

Publications

134

Developments in the Management of Human Resources

John Storey · Management Research News · 1988 · 689 citations

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Venture Capital and the Professionalization of Start-up Firms: Empirical Evidence

Thomas Hellmann, Manju Puri · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2000 · 551 citations · Full text

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The ‘science’ and ‘practice’ of HRM in small firms

Susan Mayson, Rowena Barrett · Human Resource Management Review · 2006 · 233 citations

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Reinventing human resource management: Business partners, internal consultants and the limits to professionalization

Christopher Wright · Human Relations · 2008 · 202 citations

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Virtual HR: The impact of information technology on the human resource professional

Sharyn D. Gardner, David P. Lepak, Kathryn M. Bartol · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 2003 · 187 citations

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Authors

270

  1. WE
    Wendy E. A. Ruona

    University of Georgia, United States

    3 publications · 119 citations

    3

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  2. DU
    Dave Ulrich

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 57 citations

    3

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  3. JK
    John K. Folger

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    2 publications · 107 citations

    2

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  4. MM
    Michael Morley

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    2 publications · 122 citations

    2

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  5. SR
    Susan R. Meisinger

    Society for Human Resource Management, United States

    2 publications · 48 citations

    2

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Institutions

153

  1. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    557 citations

  2. Society for Human Resource Management

    Alexandria, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    105 citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    91 citations

  4. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    242 citations

  5. Brunel University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    144 citations

  6. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    124 citations

  7. University of Twente

    Enschede, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    263 citations

  8. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    122 citations

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Venues

  1. Human Resource Management

    16 publications · 539 citations

    14

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  2. Human Resource Management Review

    10 publications · 760 citations

    10

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  4. Human Resource Development International

    5 publications · 128 citations

    5

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 43 citations

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