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- Title
Human Resource Management in Multinational Enterprises: Evidence From a Late Industrializing Economy.
- Authors
McDonnell, Anthony; Lavelle, Jonathan; Gunnigle, Patrick
- Abstract
This paper examines the extent to which human resource management (HRM) practices in multinational enterprises (MNEs) from a small, late developing and highly globalized economy resemble their counterparts from larger, early industrializing countries. The paper draws on data from a large-scale representative survey of 260 MNEs in Ireland. The results demonstrate that there are significant differences between the HRM practices deployed in Irish-owned MNEs and that of their US counterparts but considerable similarity with UK firms. A key conclusion is that arguments in the literature regarding MNEs moving towards the adoption of global best practices, equating to the pursuance of an American model of HRM, were not obvious. The study found considerable variation from 'US practices' amongst indigenous Irish MNEs.
- Subjects
PERSONNEL management; INTERNATIONAL business enterprises; BEST practices; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL relations
- Publication
Management International Review (MIR), 2014, Vol 54, Issue 3, p361
- ISSN
0938-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11575-014-0202-y