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Strategy, structure, and HRM policy orientation: Employee recruitment and selection practices in multinational subsidiaries
Author(s) -
Mahmood Monowar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1111/1744-7941.12057
Subject(s) - subsidiary , multinational corporation , business , human resource management , industrial organization , selection (genetic algorithm) , international business , business administration , marketing , management , economics , finance , artificial intelligence , computer science
This study investigates influence of some important features of multinational corporations' ( MNCs ) such as their corporate strategies, structures, and international policy orientations, on subsidiaries' human resource management ( HRM ) practices, and particularly on employee recruitment and selection activities. Four E uropean multinational subsidiaries operating in B angladesh were selected for the study. In‐depth case studies revealed that the subsidiaries' recruitment and selection practices were guided by the changing nature of corporate structures, production strategies, and headquarters' international HRM policy orientations. The study also shows that the development of employee recruitment and selection practices by subsidiaries is not solely dependent on their parent companies. The roles and capabilities of subsidiaries also influence subsidiary–headquarters relationships, and consequently, the development of different employee recruitment and selection practices at the subsidiary level.