讲座国际人力方法dr corinna 6 approaches w notes6ihrm附注释.pptx

Lecture6

Approachesin

InternationalHRM

Dr.CorinnaSiu,DBA,MBA,JD

DeMontfortUniversity

2AgendaTheoreticalapproachesConvergence:McDonaldlisationthesisDivergence:CulturaltheoryReadingArticle–CharlesMVanceandYongsunPaik:CulturalfoundationsofIHRMArticle–LaurenceRomani:CultureinManagement:theMeasurementofDifferencesArticle–DennisRBriscoeRandallS.Schuller,CountrycultureandMNEculture

3Divergence:CulturaltheoryStrong:policiesingmoredifferentacrosscountriesWeak:differencesremain,thereisnooveralltrendDifferentnationalbusinesssystemsmoreappropriateResearchfacilitiescenteredinadvancedcountries,productioncarriedoutinlower-cost/lessregulatedeconomiescountriesConvergence:McDonaldlisationStrong:practicesindifferentcountriesingmoresimilarWeak:therearesimilartrendsindifferentcountries,butwithoutanoveralltendencytowardsuniformityGlobalisationhaspowertobringaboutconvergenceAsAmericanHRMisarguedtobethedominantmostadvanced/efficient,thenMNCswillconverge:developingsimilarpoliciesacrosstheirvariousnationaloperationsBeardwell,I.Holden,L.Claydon,T.2004HRMacontemporaryapproach,4thedn.PrenticeHallTheoreticalApproachesConvergencevDivergence:On-goingdebateLikelytoseebothacrossdifferentHRMpractices

4ConvergenceApproachMcDonaldlisationthesis (Ritzer1998)Globalorganisationse.g.McDonaldsachievedhomogeneitynotonlyofproduct,alsoforserviceCommonculture-Grouplanguage: QSCV:Quality,Service,CleanlinessValueSelectiveinfranchising:peoplewithskillscapabilitiesComprehensivesystemofrulesproceduresforfranchiseesemployeestomanagerestaurantsCreatesclosecontrolsthrutraining: “HamburgerUniversity”inChicagoConsidersonlytheformalstructures

5HRMinInt’lmarketsCultureEducationlevelsEconomicsystemsPolitical–legalsystemsDivergenceApproach(1)FactorsaffectingHRMinint’lm