Multilevel relational influences on HRM practices: a cross-country comparative reflective review of HRM practices in Asia

Ashish Malik (), Vijay Pereira (), Pawan Budhwar (), Fabian Jintae Froese (), Dana Minbaeva (), James Sun (), Anh Tuan Nguyen () and Shanzi Xue ()
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Ashish Malik: University of Newcastle
Vijay Pereira: NEOMA Business School
Pawan Budhwar: Aston University
Fabian Jintae Froese: University of Goettingen
Dana Minbaeva: King’s College London
James Sun: University of Auckland
Anh Tuan Nguyen: Vietnam National University
Shanzi Xue: University of Goettingen

Asian Business & Management, 2022, vol. 21, issue 5, No 4, 745-779

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we respond to the calls for context-specific scholarship and research on human resource management (HRM) in Asia. We provide an overview of and key insights into HRM in five Asian countries, representing five key regions: China (East Asia), India (South Asia), Kazakhstan (Central Asia), United Arab Emirates (West Asia), and Vietnam (Southeast Asia). Based on our comprehensive, pan-Asian review, we develop a reflective, comparative, and relational understanding of HRM practices. In doing so, we group the myriad contextual influences on the shaping of HRM practices at three broad levels: macro-, meso-, and microlevel influences. Specifically, we propose that influences from regionalization of economies, national business systems, industry, multinational enterprises, and individual-level predispositions collectively shape and variously influence the nature and extent of HRM practices. By considering the findings of prior research on convergence and divergence, we offer a nuanced perspective wherein each country and region in Asia possesses a distinct amalgam of national business systems, and where HRM practices respond to multilevel influences in varied ways.

Keywords: HRM practices; Cross-country comparative review; Asia; Convergence; Divergence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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