Multi-Domain Matrix Framework for Human Resource Decision Support

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The paper introduces a multi-domain matrix (MDM) framework for small firms and startups to address complex interdependencies within organizations, lack of systematic analytical tools for HR decisions, and rapid environmental changes by integrating members, skills, and projects into an interconnected model. This supports critical HR decisions such as workload redistribution, hiring, and capability development with both qualitative analysis and quantitative metrics. A case study demonstrates the framework's ability to identify a key member under unsustainable workload pressure, leading to informed hiring decisions for balancing workloads.

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arXiv:2607.01613v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: This paper presents an actionable human resource (HR) decision-support framework for small firms and startups based on a multi-domain matrix (MDM). The framework addresses three key challenges faced by small organizations: complex interdependencies among organizational components; the lack of systematic analytical tools for HR decision-making; and the need for rapid responses in fast-changing organizational environments. The proposed framework formulates startup human resource management as a multi-domain structural modeling problem, where members, skills, and projects are interconnected domains within an integrated MDM. Based on this representation, the framework provides qualitative analysis guidelines and quantitative metrics for diagnosing an organization's HR state and supporting personnel decisions on workload redistribution, hiring, and capability development. A case study of MDM-based HR decisions for an early-stage technology startup is conducted to demonstrate the framework's practical applicability. The application shows that the framework can identify workload imbalances, reveal a key member with an unsustainable workload, and inform a subsequent hiring decision. The framework can be further applied after the hiring of a new member to track changes in the organization's multi-domain structure and support continuous HR diagnosis.