Converging on IHRM best practices: lessons learned from a globally distributed consortium on theory and practice
✍ Scribed by Mary Ann Von Glinow; Ellen A. Drost; Mary B. Teagarden
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4848
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
This article captures the results of the “Best Practices” Project and attempts to identify which
IHRM practices are universally embraced in our ten‐country/region sample. Here we present a compelling
argument for understanding cultural contexts by seeking and establishing derived etics. No longer content with
the traditional conduct of cross‐cultural research, we challenge “how” we do research, and
encourage gatekeepers to broaden their research lenses with multiple embedded
contexts—polycontextuality—as they search for answers. We find anomalies, and counterintuitive
findings, and through our “gap analysis,” we discovered several universally embraced etics or best
practices. We believe we have not only made a significant contribution to research, but, in particular, we offer
a solution methodology for conducting globally distributed IHRM research. These findings signal new directions
for all deeply involved in managing within and across different cultures. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.