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A typology of international human resource management strategies and processes |
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| Authors: | Michael Dickmann Michael Müller-Camen |
| Institution: | 1. Cranfield University, School of Management, Leadership and Organization , Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0AL, UK Phone: +44 – 1234 751122 E-mail: M.Dickmann@cranfield.ac.uk;2. Middlesex University Business School, The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BT, UK Phone: +44 20 8411 5241 E-mail: M.Muller-Camen@mdx.ac.uk |
| Abstract: | This paper develops a framework of international human resource management (IHRM) that moves beyond strategy and structure to focus on processes. The results of six case studies of large German multinational corporations in three countries show different configurations of IHRM strategies and policies. International knowledge flows and coordination varied in intensity, content, direction and mechanisms used. With ‘cognofederate’ IHRM one type was identified that has been hitherto neglected. |
| Keywords: | International human resource management multinational corporations strategy processes coordination |