Purpose – The aim of this paper is to ask why western organisations appear to be moving towards a single global HR model that minimises cultural differences compared with Asian organisations that seem to allow more variation in HR policies and practices. Moreover, we try to identify the...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the obstacles to human resources (HR) making a strategic contribution and to share ways of overcoming those obstacles. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses case studies to demonstrate how organizations are successfully integrating people and...