Presentation Michael Morley Patrick Gun

Convergence, Divergence and Institutional Influence in
International HRM
Michael Morley
Professor of Management
University of Limerick

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Outline of Presentation
• A (Short) Personal Perspective on The

Financial Crisis
• Theoretical and Empirical Challenges in
International HRM
• Different Lenses in Retrospect: The Meaning of International, Comparative and Cross
Cultural HRM
• Globalisation, Convergence & Divergence
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The Financial Crisis
Well we are definitely in a recession…. but what kind of one is debatable…
• V"­shaped
• "U"­shaped
• W"­shaped
• "L"­shaped
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A Slightly More Technical Explanation of my Last Point

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Theoretical and Empirical Challenges In
International HRM
Develop a more in­depth understanding of IHRM and associated activities as a result of increasing globalisation

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Adopt an appropriate paradigm with which to understand IHRM because of conceptual confusion of what is the scope of its subject matter Look again at the value, or otherwise, which might be gained from time spent dedicated to delimiting the field Reflect on the criticisms levelled at IHRM, namely that it is a self­referential concept devoid of any disciplinary basis

Theoretical and Empirical Challenges in International HRM
– How can we eschew paradigmatic and methodological ethnocentrism characterising our IHRM research endeavour ?
– How can we develop the quality of our research effort to improve
IHRM problem­methodological fit?
– How can we rise to the challenge of multi­level analysis?

The cumulative impact of this renewed research effort should be that those stakeholders who might be served by our research endeavours would regard our effort as legitimate and relevant to their concerns

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Different Lenses in Retrospect:
International HRM International HRM dedicated to charting the anatomy of HRM in the
MNC and unearthing the HRM strategies, systems and practices pursued in the context of internationalisation