Unraveling Home and Host Country Effects: An Investigation of the HR Policies of an American Multinational in Four European Countries |
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| Authors: | PHIL ALMOND,TONY EDWARDS,TREVOR COLLING,ANTHONY FERNER,PADDY GUNNIGLE,MICHAEL MÜ LLER-CAMEN,JAVIER QUINTANILLA, HARTMUT WÄ CHTER |
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| Affiliation: | University of Leicester, UK; King's College, London; De Montfort University, UK; University of Limerick, Ireland; International University in Germany; IESE Business School, Spain; University of Trier, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This article argues that the institutional "home" and "host" country effects on employment policy and practice in multinational corporations (MNCs) need to be analyzed within a framework which takes more account both of the multiple levels of embeddedness experienced by the MNC, and processes of negotiation at different levels within the firm. Using in-depth case study analysis of the human resource (HR) structure and industrial relations and pay policies of a large U.S.-owned MNC in the IT sector, across Germany, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom, the article attempts to move towards such a framework. |
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