EFFECTS OF HUMAN-RESOURCE SYSTEMS ON MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE AND TURNOVER

Using an empirical taxonomy identifying two types of human resource sy stems, ''control'' and ''commitment,'' this study tested the strategic human resource proposition that specific combinations of policies and practices are useful in predicting differences in performance and tur nover across steel ''minimills.'' The mills with commitment systems ha d higher productivity, lower scrap rates, and lower employee turnover than those with control systems. In addition, human resource system mo derated the relationship between turnover and manufacturing performanc e.