Abstract
This study tests the relationship between what we call a firm's globalness and its commitment to human resource management in its host countries. It is argued that the globalness of firms is positively influenced by their commitment to - or investment in - human resource management in their host countries. Data were collected from a list of the World's Most Admired Companies ranked by Fortune magazine (2003-2006). The results from data analyses suggest that the human resource management of multinational corporations in their host countries does indeed influence their globalness ranking. The study concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for practitioners and academic researchers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 828-839 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | International Journal of Human Resource Management |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2008 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Strategy and Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation
User-Defined Keywords
- China
- Firms
- Globalness
- Host countries
- Human resource management (HRM)
- Multinational corporations (MNCs)