TY - JOUR
T1 - Are MNCs norm entrepreneurs of followers?
T2 - The changing relationship between host country institutions and MNC HRM practices.
AU - Brookes, Michael
AU - Brewster, Chris
AU - Wood, Geoff
N1 - This is the Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in The International Journal of Human Resource Management on 4 July 2017, available online at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09585192.2016.1277365.
Under embargo until 11 July 2018.
PY - 2017/7/4
Y1 - 2017/7/4
N2 - Rooted in the literature on comparative capitalism, we examine the effects of host country institutions on the intra-organizational practices of multinational corporations (MNCs), using transnational level survey data, exploring change over time. We found that the less comprehensive institutional mediation of the Liberal Market Economies correlated with greater diversity and a more pronounced difference between domestic firms and foreign MNCs. However, rather than being the predicted norm entrepreneurs, MNCs tended to follow the lead of local firms in adjusting HRM policies and practices towards liberalization. Those most prone to challenging existing orders were in industries facing particular crises of competitiveness. Finally, we found that single regulatory features rather than complex assemblies of institutions exerted particularly strong effects on the individual firms’ practices encompassed in this study.
AB - Rooted in the literature on comparative capitalism, we examine the effects of host country institutions on the intra-organizational practices of multinational corporations (MNCs), using transnational level survey data, exploring change over time. We found that the less comprehensive institutional mediation of the Liberal Market Economies correlated with greater diversity and a more pronounced difference between domestic firms and foreign MNCs. However, rather than being the predicted norm entrepreneurs, MNCs tended to follow the lead of local firms in adjusting HRM policies and practices towards liberalization. Those most prone to challenging existing orders were in industries facing particular crises of competitiveness. Finally, we found that single regulatory features rather than complex assemblies of institutions exerted particularly strong effects on the individual firms’ practices encompassed in this study.
KW - comparative capitalisms
KW - institutional diversity
KW - host country effects
KW - systemic change
KW - MNC
KW - employer-employee interdependence
KW - delegation to employees
U2 - 10.1080/09585192.2016.1277365
DO - 10.1080/09585192.2016.1277365
M3 - Article
SN - 0958-5192
VL - 28
SP - 1690
EP - 1711
JO - International Journal of Human Resource Management
JF - International Journal of Human Resource Management
IS - 12
ER -