Are MNCs norm entrepreneurs or followers? The changing relationship between host country institutions and MNC HRM practices
基于跨国调查数据，研究了东道国制度对跨国公司人力资源管理实践的影响，发现跨国公司倾向于追随当地企业而非引领变革，仅在特定行业危机中才挑战现有秩序。
Rooted in the literature on comparative capitalism, we examine the effects of host country institutions on the intra-organizational practices of multinational corporations (MNCs), using transnational level survey data, exploring change over time. We found that the less comprehensive institutional mediation of the Liberal Market Economies correlated with greater diversity and a more pronounced difference between domestic firms and foreign MNCs. However, rather than being the predicted norm entrepreneurs, MNCs tended to follow the lead of local firms in adjusting HRM policies and practices towards liberalization. Those most prone to challenging existing orders were in industries facing particular crises of competitiveness. Finally, we found that single regulatory features rather than complex assemblies of institutions exerted particularly strong effects on the individual firms’ practices encompassed in this study.