Externalizing, Internalizing and Fostering Commitment: The Case of Born-Global Firms in Emerging Economies

Alison J. Glaister (), Yipeng Liu, Sunil Sahadev and Emanuel Gomes
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Alison J. Glaister: Aston University
Yipeng Liu: Kent Business School University of Kent
Sunil Sahadev: University of Salford
Emanuel Gomes: Birmingham Business School, Birmingham University

Management International Review, 2014, vol. 54, issue 4, No 3, 473-496

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the HR practices of mature born-global firms from 29 emerging economies. Through an examination of large scale survey data the paper questions the extent to which firm size impacts the employment of temporary workers, the employment of skilled workers and the extent of employee training. Findings suggest that as firm size increases the use of temporary workers decreases, the number of skilled workers increases and the number of employees receiving training also increases. The paper highlights how born-global firms are able to shift away from externalized, market-based approaches towards more internalized, commitment-based approaches in order to survive, adapt and grow.

Keywords: Mature-born; Global firms; Skilled labour; Temporary workers; Training levels; Emerging economies; Human resource management; Networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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