International Journal of Manpower: Volume 25 Issue 6

Contemporary debates and new directions in HRM in MNCs: introduction

Michael J. Morley, David G. Collings

This paper focuses on the debates about globalisation – its nature and impact – and the significance of multinational companies in the global economy. Introduces the special issue…

The cross‐national transfer of HRM practices in MNCs: An integrative research model

Wenchuan Liu

Drawing on a range of literature, this paper develops a theoretical model of the cross‐national transfer of HRM practices in multinational corporations (MNCs). This model…

Host country specific factors and the transfer of human resource management practices in multinational companies

Barbara Myloni, Anne‐Wil K. Harzing, Hafiz Mirza

This paper concerns the transfer of human resource management (HRM) practices by multinational companies (MNCs) to their overseas subsidiaries. It investigates how factors…

Influences on HRM practices in MNCs: a qualitative study in the Australian context

Peter McGraw

This paper uses data from interviews with HRM managers of the Australian operations of overseas multinational companies to critically question the analytical utility of a number…

International performance appraisals: Policies, practices and determinants in the case of Chinese multinational companies

Jie Shen

Since most literature on international performance appraisal is derived from Western MNCs, it is questionable whether the Western theories are equally powerful when applied to…

Work orientation as an element of national culture and its impact on HRM policy‐practice design choices: Lessons from Sri Lanka

Anil Chandrakumara, Paul Sparrow

This study extends the contention that national culture affects human resource management (HRM) policies and practices and explores meaning and values of work orientation (MVWO…