Organization culture types and the replication of transferred human resource management practices in multinational subsidiaries in Nigeria
View/ Open
Author
Oseghale, Raphael
Pepple, Dennis
Ifere, Simeon
Amaugo, Amarachi
Attention
2299/26718
Abstract
Purpose: Given that institutional and cultural factors affect the transfer of HRM practices between multinational companies (MNCs) and their subsidiaries, the paper set out to investigate the explanatory mechanism for the replication of transferred HRM practices and the factors likely to influence the choice of transfer mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach: Using an exploratory qualitative approach, 40 interviews were conducted with senior managers and employees in two MNC subsidiaries located in the alcoholic beverage and oil industries in Nigeria. Findings: The findings suggest that organizational culture (OC) was the mechanism for MNC HRM replication and inhibition. In addition to explaining the mechanisms for HRM practice replication, the authors developed a conceptual framework to explain how clan and hierarchical OC influence the extent to which human resource (HR) practices are replicated or inhibited and how institutional and cultural factors influence the choice of OC. Originality/value: The study uncovered that MNCs deploy hierarchical OC to oversee the replication of transferred practices. Interestingly, the authors found that institutional and cultural environments were key factors that influenced the choice of mechanism for overseeing the replication of HR practices. The conceptual framework can help managers of MNCs to understand how to replicate transferred HRM practices in developing countries.
Publication date
2023-03-21Published in
Employee RelationsPublished version
https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-04-2021-0134Other links
http://hdl.handle.net/2299/26718Metadata
Show full item recordRelated items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Cultural robotics: The culture of robotics and robotics in culture
Samani, Hooman; Saadatian, Elham; Pang, Natalie; Polydorou, Doros; Fernando, Owen Noel Newton; Nakatsu, Ryohei; Koh, Jeffrey Tzu Kwan Valino (2013-12-05)In this paper, we have investigated the concept of "Cultural Robotics" with regard to the evolution o social into cultural robots in the 21st Century. By defining the concept of culture, the potential development of culture ... -
HBO and the Aristocracy of TV Culture : : Affiliations and Legitimatising Television Culture, post-2007
Akass, Kim; McCabe, Janet (2018-01-01)HBO and the Aristocracy of TV Culture : affiliations and legitimatising television culture, post-2007 (Co-Authored with Dr Janet McCabe). This article, which was published in the journal Mise-Au-Point in January 2018, sheds ... -
Cultural Meaning, Advertising, and National Culture: A Four-Country Study
Czarnecka, Barbara; Brennan, David; Keles, Serap (2018-01-01)Cultural meaning transfer theory and GLOBE dimensions were employed in this comparative study to examine the extent to which cultural meaning presented in advertisements reflected national cultures of the target countries. ...