The conditions for international human resource management: two case studies

Article Abstract:

Recent research has used the case studies of two UK-based multinational companies to assess how such companies organise their human resource (HR) activities and which conditions allow these companies to develop and survive. It was found that multinational companies encounter many difficulties while they are developing, with globalisation not necessarily producing homogeneity. It is clear that developing appropriate HR structures is not simply a technical issue.

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

Comment:  (50-4000 characters)

Name:

E-mail:

Security Code:

Global or local? HRM in the multinational company: the Irish experience

Article Abstract:

Most multinational companies take a local approach to managing human resources, according to recent research into human resource work at nine subsidiaries of multinational concerns with a presence in Ireland. In most cases, any controls which were in place with maintained by monitoring the financial impact of staffing policies. However, multinational concerns can sometimes put pressure on their local units to implement policies which are inappropriate.

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

Comment:  (50-4000 characters)

Name:

E-mail:

Security Code:

Localizing management in foreign-invested enterprises in China: practical, cultural, and strategic perspectives

Article Abstract:

A discussion about the need for foreign-owned enterprises to be managed locally is presented, with focus on the difficulties of adopting this approach in multinational businesses in China.

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

Comment:  (50-4000 characters)

Name:

E-mail:

Security Code: