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Risky business in a volatile world
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 25 (2017) 1, pp. 13-15
Purpose This paper aims to explore the nature of risk as the world becomes a more volatile place. Risk thinking is gaining a higher profile within human resource management, and this paper examines the responses being made and the characteristics of resilient and adaptive organizations....
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Culture and globalisation: a Latin American challenge
Granell, Elena - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 32 (2000) 3, pp. 89-94
cultural integration as a competitive advantage? Finally, what are the roles and competencies HRM professionals should …
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Market Forces, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management Practices and Organizational Performance: A Model Based on a European Sample
Campos e Cunha, Rita; Pina e Cunha‐Kintana, Miguel; … - In: Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican … 1 (2003) 1, pp. 79-91
This study uses structural equation modeling to test a model of the impact of human resources management practices on perceived organizational performance, on a large sample of European companies. The influences of competitive intensity, industry attractiveness, and strategic management are...
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A Methodological Approach to Studying the Fit Between Commitment Management and Competitive Strategy
Roca‐Puig, Vicente; Belen Escrig Tena, Ana; Carlos … - In: Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican … 2 (2004) 2, pp. 161-174
This work develops a new methodological process that attempts to test the contingent and universalistic arguments regarding the influence of human resources management on firm performance. Using moderator regression analysis, we analyze how economic results associated with a policy of human...
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Human Resource Management in Spain: Are Cultural Barriers Preventing the Adoption of Global Practices?
Cabrera, Elizabeth F.; Carretero, José M. - In: Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican … 3 (2005) 2, pp. 149-160
This paper addresses the extent to which culture is affecting the adoption of global human resource management (HRM … regarding HRM practices in Spanish organizations. Another goal was to discuss these findings in light of the Spanish culture in … order to identify possible cultural barriers to the adoption of global HRM practices. Our results suggest that Spanish …
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Portuguese Management Between Global Rhetoric and Local Reality: The Case of Human Resource Management
Cabral‐Cardoso, Carlos - In: Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican … 4 (2006) 3, pp. 193-204
Although the gap between rhetoric and reality is not a specific human resource management (HRM) feature, the … disconnection between discourse and action seems to have reached unusual stages in this case. Not much is known about HRM in … Portugal, but it is clear that Portuguese academics and practitioners have extensively adopted the global HRM rhetoric. With an …
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Managing Human Resources in Order to Promote Knowledge Management and Technical Innovation
Jiménez‐Jiménez, Daniel; Sanz‐Valle, Raquel - In: Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican … 5 (2007) 2, pp. 83-100
Recent literature has highlighted the importance of human resource management, knowledge management, and technical innovation as key elements for achieving competitive advantage. Furthermore, research has shown a positive relationship between these three variables. However, empirical research on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014950043
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Transfer of HRM Practices to Subsidiaries: Importance of the Efficiency of the HRM System
Lertxundi, Aitziber - In: Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican … 6 (2008) 1, pp. 63-73
This work shows the importance of evaluating the efficiency of the human resource management system in the analysis of transfer/adaptation costs of human resources practices in multinational enterprises. In addition to the cost factors that have traditionally been considered, system cost and...
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Playing the workforce generation game: Meeting the HR challenges of changing workforce expectations
Walmsley, Peter - In: Strategic HR Review 6 (2007) 5, pp. 32-35
The expectations of new employees are rapidly evolving and placing further challenges on HR professionals. Peter Walmsley, HR director and HR Access Solutions, uses his career experiences and the experiences of a leading automotive manufacturer to examine changing workforce expectations and to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015015118
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Chinese HRM in action: an interview with Wayne Chen of Hay Group China
Wang, Boyi - In: Journal of Chinese Human Resources Management 2 (2011) 1, pp. 61-68
by Chinese HRM professionals in relation to Wayne Chen and Hay Group China's engagement in its client organizations, also … to identify the relationship between HRM research and practices in China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports … an interview with an established HRM consulting practitioner, Wayne Chen, Managing Director of Hay Group Northeast Asia …
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