Although time is an essential component of the relationships between human resource (HR) systems and their antecedents and consequences, strategic human resource management (SHRM) research has been long criticized for not paying enough attention to the role of time in theory development and research design. To evaluate how the time issue has been addressed in this research field, we reviewed 237 empirical studies on HR systems that incorporated time, using temporal features. We found that while the number of studies incorporating time has increased substantially over time, there is a lack of progress regarding testing and theorizing temporal effects, thus we lack understanding of change or relationships over time. Based on our findings, we offer specific guidance on hypothesizing and theorizing the role of time in SHRM, and we offer suggestions for research design and statistical analyses in temporal research of SHRM. By integrating temporal models, temporal features, and methodologies for testing temporal relationships with SHRM research, this review aims to advance SHRM research to adopt more truly dynamic views to examine HR systems and their antecedents and effects.

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时间在战略人力资源管理研究中的作用：回顾和研究议程


尽管时间是人力资源（HR）系统及其前因后果之间关系的重要组成部分，但战略人力资源管理（SHRM）研究长期以来一直因没有足够重视时间在理论发展和研究设计中的作用而受到批评。为了评估该研究领域如何解决时间问题，我们回顾了 237 项关于纳入时间并使用时间特征的人力资源系统的实证研究。我们发现，虽然纳入时间的研究数量随着时间的推移而大幅增加，但在测试和理论化时间效应方面缺乏进展，因此我们缺乏对随时间变化或关系的理解。根据我们的研究结果，我们为 SHRM 中时间的作用进行假设和理论化提供了具体指导，并为 SHRM 时间研究中的研究设计和统计分析提供了建议。通过将时间模型、时间特征和测试时间关系的方法与 SHRM 研究相结合，本综述旨在推动 SHRM 研究采用更真实的动态视图来检查人力资源系统及其前因和影响。