The dominant theoretical framework(s): Table 1 on the website.
Identifying the theoretical framework used by authors for their research provides valuable information on
the epistemological and ontological assumptions they have about the subject that they bring with them to
their research. These include how the subject is best conceptualised and defined; which relationships are
important and worth studying, and how these may be explained in a generalisable sense, as well as what
outcomes might be anticipated and hence tested. Moreover, authors‟ theoretical framework(s) might be
expected to require the selection of particular HR practices and performance outcomes, in keeping with
any propositions derived from the framework.