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Research Article

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research

Microservices Architecture versus Monolithic Architecture: Technical Trade-offs and Economic Analysis of Modularising Human Resources Systems

  • Zhihao Gao
  • Ziqi Liu
DOI
https://doi.org/10.65231/ijmr.v2i1.124
Submitted
February 2, 2026
Published
2026-01-31

Abstract

This paper analyses the technical trade-offs between microservices and monolithic architectures for human resource systems from an economic perspective on human resource management. The research reveals that architectural selection is fundamentally an economic decision concerning modularity, requiring a balance between transaction costs, innovation option value, and asset specificity. It provides an architecture selection framework grounded in economic principles for enterprises of varying scales.

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