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A Comparative Study of Cognitive Schemas of HRM During Economic Crisis in Two Slovenian Sectors

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  • Ana Arzensek

    (University of Primorska, Slovenia)

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The main objective of this article is to present a qualitative study of HRM schemas in the recent economic crisis in Slovenia. Cognitive schemas influence perception and behavior and serve as powerful sense-making frameworks. In-depth interviews with 16 ceos, HR executives and trade unionists from the production and service sectors and analyses of annual reports were conducted to find the content of their HRM schemas. In addition, a comparison between schemas from companies from both sectors was made. Results reveal that HRM schemas in companies from the financial sector include more ‘HRM is bureaucratic’ attributes, whereas in companies from the automotive sector ‘HRM is strategic’ attributes prevail. In companies’ annual reports, the socially responsible role of HRM toward employees is only moderately present. While the crisis in 1990s was an influential factor for the sense-making and ‘flexibility is crucial’ attribution in companies in the automotive sector, the current HRM schema in selected companies from the financial sector was influenced by the occurrence of conjuncture.

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  • Ana Arzensek, 2012. "A Comparative Study of Cognitive Schemas of HRM During Economic Crisis in Two Slovenian Sectors," Management, University of Primorska, Faculty of Management Koper, vol. 7(1), pages 35-53.
    • Handle: RePEc:mgt:youmng:v:7:y:2012:i:1:p:035-053
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