Human resource management in US subsidiaries in Europe and Australia: centralisation or autonomy?
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Fenton-O'Creevy MP, Gooderham PM, Nordhaug O |
| Journal | Journal of International Business Studies |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 151-166 |
| ISBN Number | 0047-2506 |
| Keywords | centralised control; centralised control multinationals; International HRM; neo-institutional theory; strategic context; subsidiary management |
| URL | http://oro.open.ac.uk/10043/ |
| Refereed Designation | Refereed |
Abstract
We explore determinants of subsidiary autonomy in setting human resource management (HRM) practices within US-parented multinational enterprises (MNEs), in Europe and Australia. We examine both the effect of strategic context and the effect of the institutional location of the subsidiary. We find that US MNEs show greater centralisation of control over HRM where the subsidiary faces global markets, in coordinated market economies vs liberal market economies, and where union density is low.
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