INTRODUCTION
This course explores the interactions between HRM policies and contextual factors in a process of organizational change. We first present a typology of HRM models, in writings on organizational configurations. We then develop a contingent vision of HRM issues — highlighting the influence of certain contextual factors, followed by a more political vision that reflects the power games between the different protagonists, each mobilizing specific elements of the context. It offers a more concrete understanding of the conceptualist analysis framework by discussing its application. This course explores the interactions between HRM practices and contextual factors in a process of organizational change. HRM models, in line with organizational configurations. Then develop a contingent view on HRM issues — highlighting the influence of some contextual factors — followed by a more political view which reveals the power games between the different stakeholders, each of them enacting specific contextual factors. It gives a more concrete understanding of the conceptualist framework discussing its application in the alimentary sector.