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South Korean MNEs' international HRM approach: hybridization of global standards and local practices

Chung, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5479-7738, Sparrow, P. and Bozkurt, Ö. (2014) South Korean MNEs' international HRM approach: hybridization of global standards and local practices. Journal of World Business, 49 (4). pp. 549-559. ISSN 1090-9516

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.12.008

Abstract/Summary

This paper analyses the international Human Resource Management (HRM) approaches of Korean Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). Through a study of nine major Korean MNEs’ approaches to subsidiary-HRM, it is argued that the firms pursue hybridization through a blending of localization and global standardization across detailed elements in five broad HRM practice areas. Local discretion is allowed if not counter to global HRM system requirements and “global best practices” used as the template for global standardization of selected HRM elements. This strategic orientation appears to be part of a deliberate response to the “liabilities of origin” born by firms from non-dominant economies.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
ID Code:36691
Uncontrolled Keywords:International human resource management; Korean Multinational Enterprises (MNEs); Hybridization; Liability of origin
Publisher:Elsevier

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