The intense competition arising from globalisation requires MNCs to manage their HRs
globally and strategically to become a source of competitive advantage. Hence, SIHRM
acknowledges the need to balance global integration and local responsiveness, together
with emphasising the importance of seeking strategic fit between HR policies and
business strategy, which in turn leads to superior firm performance. Furthermore, this
development also increased awareness and recognition of the role of senior managers
and cultural traditions. Therefore, the primary purpose of this research was to explore
the relationship between SIHRM effectiveness and firm performance as perceived by
senior management coupled with the influence from MNCs' headquarters and Chinese
cultural values. Consequently, the researcher selected a case study approach with a
triangulation data collection method through questionnaires and semi-structured
interviews undertaken in four selected subsidiaries of MNCs. The research findings
strengthened the theoretical foundations of several HRM models, together with
supporting Analoui's eight-parameter approach (1999) as a functional, coherent and
interlinked framework regarding the effectiveness of senior managers. In particular, this
research found that quality enhancement of products and service was the preferred and
adopted key business strategy amongst the studied MNCs. Whilst they are also seeking
to balance globalisation and localisation through reconciling control and adaptation
rather than satisfying one at the expense of the other, such that the trend is for Western
HR policies to be gradually accepted and internalised by the younger generation of the
Chinese managers. Finally, this research made several recommendations to foreign
MNCs operating in China.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/4437 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Bao, Chanzi |
| Contributors | Analoui, Farhad |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Department of Development and Economic Studies |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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