Interaction effects of globalization and institutional forces on international HRM practice: Illuminating the convergence‐divergence debate |
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| Authors: | Yongsun Paik Irene Hau‐Siu Chow Charles M. Vance |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Professor, International Business and Management, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles;2. Professor, Department of Management, Chinese University of Hong‐Kong;3. Professor, Management and Human Resources, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles |
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| Abstract: | In the face of globalization, scholars continue to debate about whether a convergence in human resources practices will prevail, or a trend of divergence perspective will persist. Building on institution theory, this article helps to explicate this debate by examining how globalization may interact with different dimensions of local institutional forces to lead to convergence, divergence, or crossvergence in international HRM practices for enhanced performance. We also present useful propositions for guiding future empirical research and theory development on the interaction between globalization and different forms of local institutional forces, which in turn influence the formation of successful international HRM practices. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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