Global challenges to replicating HR: The role of people, processes, and systems

Global firms often struggle to replicate practices among their culturally and geographically dispersed subsidiaries. Part of the reason for this is that certain practices, including human resource management (HRM) practices, are complex and context specific. In this study, we develop a framework to help identify how firms might overcome challenges of practice replication through alignment of information systems, application processes, and people. We find that managerial alignment of formal processes and systems, along with informal alignment of people (shared objectives), improve the capability of a multinational corporation (MNC) to replicate human resource practices across subsidiaries. We also discuss managerial implications.

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Global challenges to replicating HR: The role of people, processes, and systems. Human Resource Management 48, 6 p973-995 (2009)], which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.20325. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions: https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html#3.

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Work Title Global challenges to replicating HR: The role of people, processes, and systems
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  1. Shad S. Morris
  2. Patrick M. Wright
  3. Jonathan Trevor
  4. Philip Stiles
  5. Günter K. Stahl
  6. Scott Snell
  7. Jaap Paauwe
  8. Elaine Farndale
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  1. Human Resource Management
Publication Date November 19, 2009
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.20325
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