Human resource management practices of multinational companies in Malaysia

With the globalization of business, corporations have to deal with a more complex environment. One area that has received considerable attention in international management is human resource management (HRM). Some researchers argue that the HRM practices of multinational companies (MNCS) are likely...

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Main Authors: Noreha Halid, Rozhan Othman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1998
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7977/
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description With the globalization of business, corporations have to deal with a more complex environment. One area that has received considerable attention in international management is human resource management (HRM). Some researchers argue that the HRM practices of multinational companies (MNCS) are likely to reflect the local conditions rather than be shaped by the corporation's country of origin. This suggests that the HRM practice of MNCs should not be too different from local firms. However, there is evidence that MNCs in Malaysia exhibit distinct differences from Malaysian firms in their HRM practice. This study compares the HRM practices of Malaysian firms and MNCs. The findings suggest that contingencies other than firm nationalily are stronger predictors of HRM practice. We argue that the proposed relationship between ;MNCs and HRM practice is a bit simplistic and ignores the complex interaction of variables shaping HRM practice in MKCs.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:79772016-12-14T06:45:49Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7977/ Human resource management practices of multinational companies in Malaysia Noreha Halid, Rozhan Othman, With the globalization of business, corporations have to deal with a more complex environment. One area that has received considerable attention in international management is human resource management (HRM). Some researchers argue that the HRM practices of multinational companies (MNCS) are likely to reflect the local conditions rather than be shaped by the corporation's country of origin. This suggests that the HRM practice of MNCs should not be too different from local firms. However, there is evidence that MNCs in Malaysia exhibit distinct differences from Malaysian firms in their HRM practice. This study compares the HRM practices of Malaysian firms and MNCs. The findings suggest that contingencies other than firm nationalily are stronger predictors of HRM practice. We argue that the proposed relationship between ;MNCs and HRM practice is a bit simplistic and ignores the complex interaction of variables shaping HRM practice in MKCs. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1998 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7977/2/819-1564-1-SM.pdf Noreha Halid, and Rozhan Othman, (1998) Human resource management practices of multinational companies in Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 17 . pp. 21-29. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/207
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title_fullStr Human resource management practices of multinational companies in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Human resource management practices of multinational companies in Malaysia
title_short Human resource management practices of multinational companies in Malaysia
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