Human resource management in US subsidiaries in Europe and Australia: centralisation or autonomy?

被引:101
作者
Fenton-O'Creevy, Mark [1 ]
Gooderham, Paul [2 ]
Nordhaug, Odd [2 ]
机构
[1] Open Univ, Sch Business, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Bucks, England
[2] Norwegian Sch Econ & Business Adm, N-5035 Bergen, Norway
关键词
international HRM; subsidiary management; neo-institutional theory; strategic context; centralised control; multinationals;
D O I
10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400313
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We explore determinants of subsidiary autonomy in setting human resource management (HRM) practices within US-parented multinational enterprises (MNEs), in Europe and Australia. We examine both the effect of strategic context and the effect of the institutional location of the subsidiary. We find that US MNEs show greater centralisation of control over HRM where the subsidiary faces global markets, in coordinated market economies vs liberal market economies, and where union density is low.
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页码:151 / 166
页数:16
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