National and firm-level drivers of the devolution of HRM decision making to line managers

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Gooderham, Paul N.; Morley, Michael J.; Parry, Emma; Stavrou, Eleni
• 署名单位: Norwegian School of Economics (NHH); University of Limerick; Cranfield University; University of Cyprus
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2015.5
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 715-723
• 关键词: human resource management (HRM); talent management; LINE MANAGERS; HR role; Institutions and international business; comparative HRM

摘要

Multinational companies must understand the influences on responsibility for managing people so that they can manage talent consistently thus ensuring that it is transferable across locations. We examine the impact of firm and national level characteristics on the devolution of HRM decision making to line managers. Our analysis draws on data from 2335 indigenous organizations in 21 countries. At the firm level, we found that where the HR function has higher power, devolution is less likely. At the national level, devolution of decision making to line management is more likely in societies with more stringent employment laws and lower power distance.