ERIC Number: EJ968173
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 12
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Managing Human Resources in a Multinational Context
Sumetzberger, Walter
Journal of European Industrial Training, v29 n8 p663-674 2005
Purpose: To develop more sensitivity for different patterns of human resource management in multinational companies. Design/methodology/approach: Systemic approach; the concepts and models are based on the evaluation of consulting projects in the field of human resource management. Findings: A concept of four typical varieties of human resource management, a model and important aspects for designing the cooperation processes between human resource departments and company management in multinational companies. Originality/value: This paper provides a complex mindset about human resource management in a multinational context, which is a prerequisite for designing constructive cooperation processes between human resource departments and company management and for increasing the effectiveness of human resource activities. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Human Resources, Management Systems, Industry, Business, Models, Labor Market, Cultural Differences, Organizational Culture, Personnel Management, Performance, Teamwork, Labor Force Development
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Language: English
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