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The global diffusion of human resource practices [electronic resource] : institutional and cultural limits / edited by John J. Lawler, Greg Hundley.

Contributor(s): Lawler, John J | Hundley, GregMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Advances in international management ; v. 21Publication details: Bingley, UK : Emerald JAI, 2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (x, 297 p.) : illISBN: 9781849505260 (electronic bk.) :; 1849505268 (electronic bk.) :Subject(s): Personnel management | Management | Personnel & human resources management | Business & Economics -- Human Resources & Personnel ManagementAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Global diffusion of human resource practices.DDC classification: 658.3 LOC classification: HF5549 | .G56 2008Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction / Greg Hundley, John J. Lawler -- Competitiveness and the employment relationship in Europe: is there a global missing link in HRM? / Cristina Simo<U+00cc><U+0081>n, Gayle Allard -- Multinationals and national systems of employment relations: innovators or adapters? / Tony Edwards, Miao Zhang -- Two failed attempts and one success: the introduction of teamwork at SEAT-Volkswagen / Luis Ortiz, Francisco Llorente-Galera -- Managing human resources in South Africa: a multinational firm focus / Frank M. Horwitz, Harish C. Jain -- Human capital theory and practice in Russian enterprises / Khalil M. Dirani, Alexandre Ardichvili -- The adoption of HR strategies in a Confucian context / Shyh-jer Chen -- Toward a model of gender diversity in the workplace in East Asia: preliminary evidence from manufacturing industries in Taiwan / I-Chieh Hsu, John J. Lawler -- Cross-national differences in the determination of pay fairness judgments: do cultural differences play a role? / Greg Hundley, Carlos Sa<U+00cc><U+0081>nchez Runde -- Individualism and collectivism in Lebanon: correlations with socioeconomic factors and effects on management and human resources practices / Khalil M. Dirani -- Family-friendly employment practices: importance and effects in India, Kenya, and China / Peng Wang, John J. Lawler, Kan Shi, Fred Walumbwa, Ming Piao -- International human resource management in the Indian information technology sector: a comparison of Indian MNCs and affiliates of foreign MNCs in India / Mary Mathew, Harish C. Jain.
Summary: The competitive forces generated by globalization act to promote the cross-national diffusion of human resource management 'best practices'. In particular, high performance work practices have come to be viewed as the standard as companies in many parts of the world have endeavored to 'Americanize' their employment and management systems. Yet cultural, institutional, and ideological forces continue to offer resistance to the global convergence of HR practices. This volume contains papers from authors in Europe, Asia, Africa, and US who explore diffusion in a variety of national contexts. Different methodologies and perspectives provide a range of interpretations regarding diffusion and convergence.
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Introduction / Greg Hundley, John J. Lawler -- Competitiveness and the employment relationship in Europe: is there a global missing link in HRM? / Cristina Simo<U+00cc><U+0081>n, Gayle Allard -- Multinationals and national systems of employment relations: innovators or adapters? / Tony Edwards, Miao Zhang -- Two failed attempts and one success: the introduction of teamwork at SEAT-Volkswagen / Luis Ortiz, Francisco Llorente-Galera -- Managing human resources in South Africa: a multinational firm focus / Frank M. Horwitz, Harish C. Jain -- Human capital theory and practice in Russian enterprises / Khalil M. Dirani, Alexandre Ardichvili -- The adoption of HR strategies in a Confucian context / Shyh-jer Chen -- Toward a model of gender diversity in the workplace in East Asia: preliminary evidence from manufacturing industries in Taiwan / I-Chieh Hsu, John J. Lawler -- Cross-national differences in the determination of pay fairness judgments: do cultural differences play a role? / Greg Hundley, Carlos Sa<U+00cc><U+0081>nchez Runde -- Individualism and collectivism in Lebanon: correlations with socioeconomic factors and effects on management and human resources practices / Khalil M. Dirani -- Family-friendly employment practices: importance and effects in India, Kenya, and China / Peng Wang, John J. Lawler, Kan Shi, Fred Walumbwa, Ming Piao -- International human resource management in the Indian information technology sector: a comparison of Indian MNCs and affiliates of foreign MNCs in India / Mary Mathew, Harish C. Jain.

The competitive forces generated by globalization act to promote the cross-national diffusion of human resource management 'best practices'. In particular, high performance work practices have come to be viewed as the standard as companies in many parts of the world have endeavored to 'Americanize' their employment and management systems. Yet cultural, institutional, and ideological forces continue to offer resistance to the global convergence of HR practices. This volume contains papers from authors in Europe, Asia, Africa, and US who explore diffusion in a variety of national contexts. Different methodologies and perspectives provide a range of interpretations regarding diffusion and convergence.

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