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标题：The Transfer of HRM Policies and Practices in American Multinational Hotels in Saudi Arabia.
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作者：Amal Hatem Alkhaldi ; Amal Hatem Alkhaldi ; John Burgess 等
期刊名称：International Research Journal of Business Studies
印刷版ISSN：2089-6271
电子版ISSN：2338-4565
出版年度：2014
卷号：7
期号：3
页码：155-164
语种：English
出版社：Prasetiya Mulya Publishing
摘要：Global competition in the international business environment has pushed companies to achieve competitive advantage through mergers, acquisitions and through locating their subsidiaries in less developed counties for cost effectiveness. Consequently, the competitive pressure has increased the significance of human resource management (HRM) in multinational companies (MNCs), and MNCs have recognised the significance of the transfer HRM process across borders. This study examines the transfer of HRM policies and practices of US MNCs to their subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia. The aim of the study is to determine the extent to which US MNCs transfer HRM policies and practices from their Headquarters to their subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia; and identify the factors that facilitate and inhibit HRM transfer. The paper is based on an investigation of the interaction between home-country and host-country effects in determining HRM policies and practices in MNCs in the context of the Middle East. The study adopts a mixed methods approach of documentary analysis, focus group interviews of employees and in depth interviews of key informants in four subsidiaries of US owned international hotel chains located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
关键词：Home Country;Host Country;Human Resource Management Transfer;Institutional Theory;Culture Conditions