“…The covariation theory of attribution (Kelley, 1967) and the definition of signal (Spence, 1973) together form the basis of the strength of the HR signal (Bowen and Ostroff, 2004). Various scholars have incorporated the construct strength of the HR system in studies concerning HR systems and processes (Bos-Nehles et al ., 2021; Cafferkey et al ., 2019; Sun and Bunchapattanasakda, 2019). The strength of HR systems consists of distinctiveness, consistency, and consensus of HR systems.…”