Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to determine configuration of policies and
practices of HRM that are unique for specific types of network organizations.
This paper is aimed at developing bases to support HRM complying with the
requirements of interorganizational cooperation nature. In this respect, it was
helpful to search for an answer to the question: What should be the guidelines
orienting the HRM actions in network organizations? The discussion
concerning guidelines in the area of HRM within network was held basing on
the assumption that the choices made by an organization, including identified
HRM contradictions, will depend on both the nature of relation and the method
of arrangement. The result of the aforesaid discussion is a list of guidelines
on developing the most favorable HRM policies and practices considering the
two above-mentioned dimensions that constitute the essential characteristics
of separate types of network organizations. The list comprised in this paper is
by definition neither comprehensive nor exhaustive, it represents only a set of
key strategic guidelines serving the purpose of developing specific solutions in
the area of HRM within a determined type of network organization.