The antecedents and consequences of successful localization

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Law, Kenneth S.; Song, Lynda Jiwen; Wong, Chi-Sum; Chen, Donghua
• 署名单位: Chinese University of Hong Kong; Renmin University of China; Nanjing University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.31
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 1359-1373
• 关键词: human resource management; performance; resource dependency; localization success

摘要

Localization in the corporate setting is the extent to which expatriate managers are replaced by local employees originally held by expatriate managers. We sampled 229 multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the People's Republic of China and investigated the antecedents of localization success based on resource dependency theory. We developed a 40-item scale to measure human resource (HR) practices determined to contribute to successful localization. We also identified parent company support and top management's commitment as two sets of factors that predicted localization success. It was the first study that found a significant relationship between localization success and top management ratings of company performance. Journal of International Business Studies (2009) 40, 1359-1373. doi: 10.1057/jibs.2009.31