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R&D personnel and human resource management in multinational companies: between homogenization and differentiation
Authors:Pierre Béret  Ariel Mendez  Claude Paraponaris  Nadine Richez-Battesti
Affiliation:1. LEST, UMR 6123, 35 Avenue Jules Ferry, 13626 Aix en Provence, France (A. Mendez, tel: +33 4 42 37 85 30;2. fax: +33 4 42 26 79 37;3. e-mail: mendez@univ-aix.fr);4. Nadine Richez-Battesti, 11 rue Rodolphe Pollak, 13001 Marseille, France.
Abstract:This paper discusses the impact of globalization processes on models of R&D personnel management in multinational companies operating in Europe. Existing literature focuses on the globalization of R&D activity, on the one hand, and on national systems of innovation, on the other. By contrast, there are few studies of the linkage between the globalization of R&D and its impact on HRM. Drawing on the practices of multinationals in four sectors (pharmaceuticals, chemicals, computer hardware and software), the paper examines whether the hold of national differences in the area of HRM has been significantly weakened in the face of new models of competitiveness and management in multinationals. It focuses on two dimensions: recruitment and mobility. The studies highlight two major trends. The ‘internationalization’ of R&D clearly has effects on HRM models but not as great as might be expected. HRM policies such as recruitment and pay systems continue to be nationally based, reflecting legal and institutional differences. At the same time, in conjunction with new forms of R&D organization such as projects, the standardization of HRM tools may be observed. But this is partial and affects only a limited number of tools, notably individual evaluation.
Keywords:International HRM  MNCs  R&  D  Europe  globalization  national diversity
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