TY - JOUR
T1 - Human Resource Management in Multinational Enterprises
T2 - Evidence From a Late Industrializing Economy
AU - McDonnell, Anthony
AU - Lavelle, Jonathan
AU - Gunnigle, Patrick
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Best practice
KW - Globalization
KW - Human resource management
KW - Ireland
KW - Late industrializing
KW - Multinational enterprise
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84902365435&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11575-014-0202-y
DO - 10.1007/s11575-014-0202-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84902365435
SN - 0938-8249
VL - 54
SP - 361
EP - 380
JO - Management International Review
JF - Management International Review
IS - 3
ER -