Towards an understanding of configurational and national influences on international integration in the HR function in MNCs

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dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Tony
dc.contributor.authorTregaskis, Olga
dc.contributor.authorMcDonnell, Anthony
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-25T12:07:34Z
dc.date.available2022-03-25T12:07:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-27
dc.date.updated2022-03-25T11:59:47Z
dc.description.abstractThe human resource (HR) function plays a critical role in how multinational companies (MNCs) centralise decision-making or coordinate and exploit expertise internationally. However, there has been limited attention on the extent to which the HR function in MNCs is integrated internationally and the influencing factors behind this. Using nationally representative, cross-country comparative data, this paper identifies the degree to which internationally integrated HR functions exist and test the extent to which this is shaped by the strategy, structure and nationality of the MNC. We demonstrate the multidimensionality of an internationally integrated HR function; with the structural configuration, level of inter-dependencies between MNC operations and country of origin each partially impacting its nature. A key implication concerns the need to move beyond solely focusing on either nationality as per institutionalist theory, or corporate strategy and structure as characterised in the strategic international HRM literature, towards an integrated explanation that incorporates both sets of factors.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationEdwards, T., Tregaskis, O. and McDonnell, A. (2020) 'Towards an understanding of configurational and national influences on international integration in the HR function in MNCs', International Journal of Human Resource Management, 33(7), pp. 1463-1488. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2020.1771399en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09585192.2020.1771399en
dc.identifier.eissn1466-4399
dc.identifier.endpage1488en
dc.identifier.issn0958-5192
dc.identifier.issued7en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal of Human Resource Managementen
dc.identifier.startpage1463en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12991
dc.identifier.volume33en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoutledge - Taylor & Francis Groupen
dc.rights© 2020, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an item published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Human Resource Management on 27 May 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2020.1771399en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectHR functionen
dc.subjectMultinationalsen
dc.subjectNationalityen
dc.subjectStrategyen
dc.subjectStructureen
dc.titleTowards an understanding of configurational and national influences on international integration in the HR function in MNCsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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