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Are MNCs norm entrepreneurs of followers? : The changing relationship between host country institutions and MNC HRM practices.
Brookes, Michael; Brewster, Chris; Wood, Geoff (2017-07-04)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, ... -
Direct involvement, partnership and setting: a study in bounded diversity
Brewster, Chris; Brookes, Michael; Johnson, Phil; Wood, Geoff (2013-04-03)This paper brings a comparative aspect to the analysis of direct involvement as the foundation for partnership. It considers how various forms of direct involvement can represent components of a broader partnership paradigm ... -
The institutional antecedents of the assignment of HRM responsibilities to line managers
Brewster, Chris; Brookes, Michael; Golan, Paul (2015-07-15)This article uses large-scale international data to examine how much autonomy organizations have to assign human resource management responsibilities to line managers, as indicated in the prescriptions of the literature. ... -
Institutional legacies and HRM: : similarities and differences in HRM practices in Portugal and Mozambique
Dibben, Pauline; Brewster, Chris; Brookes, Michael; Cunha, Rita; Webster, Edward; Wood, Geoffrey (2017-10-11)This is a study of institutional change and continuity, comparing the trajectories followed by Mozambique and its formal colonial power Portugal in HRM, based on two surveys of firm level practices. The colonial power ... -
Legal Origin and Social Solidarity: : The continued relevance of Durkheim to comparative institutional analysis
Johnson, Phil; Brookes, Michael; Wood, Geoffrey; Brewster, Chris (2017-06-01)By using the classic works of Durkheim as a theoretical platform, this research explores the relationship between legal systems and social solidarity. We found that certain types of civil law system, most notably those of ...