Despite the growing participation of Family Businesses (FBs) in foreign direct investments, research on the models adopted for managing human resources abroad is still limited. This paper provides new evidence on the relationship between FB and Human Resource Management (HRM) abroad based on a sample of internationalized Italian firms. Our analysis provides two main results. First, the degree of alignment with the FB model is a significant predictor of the approach to HRM abroad. Second, a disaggregated analysis shows that not all dimensions of FB exert the same effect on the approach to HRM abroad. Whereas governance structure and successors display no sig-nificant impact, family-centric managerial models favor the exploitation of the human resources supplied by the home country.
Family business and the approach to HRM abroad
BANNO', Mariasole;SGOBBI, Francesca
2012-01-01
Abstract
Despite the growing participation of Family Businesses (FBs) in foreign direct investments, research on the models adopted for managing human resources abroad is still limited. This paper provides new evidence on the relationship between FB and Human Resource Management (HRM) abroad based on a sample of internationalized Italian firms. Our analysis provides two main results. First, the degree of alignment with the FB model is a significant predictor of the approach to HRM abroad. Second, a disaggregated analysis shows that not all dimensions of FB exert the same effect on the approach to HRM abroad. Whereas governance structure and successors display no sig-nificant impact, family-centric managerial models favor the exploitation of the human resources supplied by the home country.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
