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Normative and systems integration in human resource management in Japanese multinational companies

Furusawa, M., Brewster, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-1518 and Takashina, T. (2016) Normative and systems integration in human resource management in Japanese multinational companies. Multinational Business Review, 24 (2). pp. 82-105. ISSN 1525-383X

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1108/MBR-03-2015-0011

Abstract/Summary

Purpose This paper aims to conceptualise a framework of “transnational human resource management” (HRM) and to demonstrate the validity of the model. Design/methodology/approach Evidence is drawn from survey of 93 large Japanese multinational companies (MNCs). Data are analysed through descriptive statistics, hierarchical multiple regression analyses and mediation effect analyses. Findings The analysis reveals that the practices for normative and systems integration are associated with increasing levels of social capital and geocentric staffing, respectively, and the social capital and geocentric staffing fully mediate the relationship between normative and systems integration and transnationality. Originality/value The research extends the integration theory in international HRM and demonstrates the validity of our framework for transnational HRM. The authors also shed light on the reality of the integration aspects of international HRM in Japanese MNCs.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
ID Code:65590
Publisher:Emerald

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