Management Revue

Globalisation, the Wave, and the Undertow

Several books are reviewed. These include: 1. Mastering Business in Asia: Human Resource Management, edited by H. Bucknall and R. Ohtaki, 2. Asian Management Systems, by M. Chen, 3. World on Fire, by A. Chua, 4. Hokusai: Mountains and Water, Flowers and Birds, by M. Forrer, and 5. Trust: Reason, Routine, Reflexivity, by G. Moellering.

Approaches to International Industrial Relations in Chinese Multinational Corporations**

Using a longitudinal case study approach this study examines the approaches to international industrial relations (IIR) in eleven Chinese multinational corporations MNCs. It reveals that the Chinese MNCs adopted an integrative approach to IIR, combining both the home and host country industrial relations (IR) systems. The extent of home-based or host-based IR was dependent on the MNC's bargaining power, which was determined by the size of the subsidiaries, their abilities to transfer knowledg...

The Management of Human Resources in Malaysia: Locally-Owned Companies and Multinational Companies**

This paper is concerned with people management practices in companies in Malaysia. It examines the development of the main practice areas of the management of human resources (HR), the HR management (HRM) function and to what extent locally-owned companies (LOC) are influenced by multinational companies (MNC) operating in Malaysia. We found LOCs do not place a high priority on their HR practices and do not benchmark against the HR practices of MNCs. Overall, Malaysian people management genera...

Mncs' Hrm Strategy and Country of Origin Effect: Do North American, European and Japanese Firms Really Differ?**

Based upon the sample of 419 MNCs' subsidiaries in Korea, we examined the country of origin effect in the choice of MNCs' HRM strategy: transplantation, localization, and mixed. A multinominal logit regression analysis showed that there is an important country of origin effect in the choice between a localization strategy and a mixed strategy. North American MNCS tended to implement mixed strategy, while Japanese MNCs tended to adopt localization strategy. European MNCs were in the middle. Th...

Ethnocentric Hrm Policies in the Asia Pacific Region: An Explanation of Host Country Resistance**

This paper considers the impact of ethnocentric policies, using as an example diversity policies, created by Multinational Companies (MNCs), Non Government Organisations (NGOs) and international agencies then imposed on a host country and its population. Examples of practices in the Asian Pacific region illustrate how the experience of colonialisation, war and migration have major impact on perceptions of the Host Country governments and nationals The paper discusses possible reasons for Host...

The Management of Human Resources in the Asia Pacific: Into the 21st Century**