Agnieszka Jagoda

PhD

Faculty of Economics Management and Tourism

Wrocław University of Economics

Wrocław, Poland

THE ARCHITECTURE OF HR FUNCTION IN CAPITAL GROUPS – THE REPORT OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH[1]

E-mail: agnieszka.jagoda@ue.wroc.pl

ABSTRACT. The article presents empirical research results referring to the architecture of HR function by locating the decision-making and executive powers in 100 capital groups operating in Poland at the background of capital group definitions, their Polish origins, as well as the discussion focused on the leading role performed by a holding company determining the capital group type. The latter, in the perspective of model oriented studies presented in literature references, constitutes the crucial determinant for HR function architecture in an organizational structure of a group. The research results presented in the article, however, do not confirm the presented thesis, which seems to result mainly from the short history and the specific nature of capital groups establishment in Poland.

Received: January, 2014

1st Revision: February, 2014

Accepted: April, 2014

DOI:10.14254/2071-789X.2014/7-1/6

JEL Classification:  M54, M59, Z1

Keywords: human resources management, capital group, organic function.