International Human Resource Management
v IHRM Chapter 9 2 • Standardization drivers are MNE strategy and structure, maturity
and age, and corporate culture
• Localization drivers are the host country’s cultural and institutional
environment, the mode of operation and subsidiary role
• Outline measures which support the development of a balance of
globalization and the localization of HRM
• Address the global code of conduct as a device for controlling
employee behavior worldwide
• Focus on the strategic importance of offshoring
Chapter Objectives
We discuss drivers shaping interplay between global standardization and the localization of HR practices in MN context:
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Terms
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offshoring
global mindset
performance culture
national business system
Reverse diffusion
BPO
guanxi
global standardization
local responsiveness
culture constructs:
power distanceuncertainty avoidance human orientation
collectivism I and II assertiveness
gender egalitarianism future orientation
performance orientation