When do international human capital enhancing practices benefit the bottom line? An ability, motivation, and opportunity perspective

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Kim, Kyoung Yong; Pathak, Seemantini; Werner, Steve
• 署名单位: University of Houston System; University of Houston; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Saint Louis
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2015.10
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 784-805
• 关键词: international human capital; collaborative climate; INTERNATIONALIZATION; ability-motivation-opportunity theories of behavior

摘要

We study the conditions under which firms can capitalize on their international human capital (IHC). Using the ability-motivation-opportunity (AMO) perspective we conceptualize IHC as ability, collaborative climate as motivation, and the firm's level of internationalization as opportunity. We test three alternative AMO models - the additive model (main effect), the combinative model (two-way interactions), and the multiplicative model (a three-way interaction). Using a cross-industry sample of South Korean firms, we find support for the multiplicative model. Specifically, the relationship between IHC enhancement practices and firm performance is significant and positive only when both collaborative climate and internationalization are high.