The Human Resource Challenge of International Joint Ventures - Hardcover

Cyr, Dianne J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0899309194 ISBN 13: 9780899309194

Publisher: Praeger, 1995

Synopsis

Human Resource Management (HRM) plays an important and strategic role in the success of international joint ventures. Based on information collected from progressive, successful international joint ventures involving companies such as Chrysler, Ciba-Geigy, Corning, Mitsubishi, and Siemens, the author delivers chapters rich in verbatim quotations from executives and other joint venture employees. Each chapter concludes with a summary of key points that are a guide for attaining excellence in joint ventures. The book will be of special interest to both managers and scholars who seek a fuller view of HRM in international joint ventures.

Evaluating effective joint ventures, the author considers the subtle people dimensions involved in these operations. A special feature of the book is the treatment of human resource management from the interorganizational viewpoint of parent corporations and the joint venture firm. The author addresses such interesting issues as (1) how parent strategic goals influence HRM in the venture, (2) the importance of HRM operational assignments within the JV management contract, (3) the strengths and limitations of various HRM policies and practices, (4) the role of culture, and (5) organizational learning at strategic and operational levels in each venture. Valuable knowledge into best practices for strategic HRM allows practitioners to enhance their joint venture success.

About this title

Book Description:

The keys to successful joint ventures through people. The important and strategic role that Human Resource Management plays in international joint ventures.

About the Author:

DIANNE J. CYR is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, where she teaches international HRM and organization theory. She has conducted research in progressive international joint ventures in North America, as well as initiated a major investigation into HRM in joint ventures in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. She is the President of Global Alliance Management, which specializes in topics related to international joint ventures and strategic alliances, and has numerous publications on international human resource management.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0899309194
• ISBN 13: 9780899309194
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224