The emerging approach to employee relations in German overseas affiliates: A role model for international operation?
Tüselmann, H-J. McDonald, Frank Thorpe, R.
Tüselmann, H-J.
McDonald, Frank
Thorpe, R.
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In light of current changes in the German industrial relations¿ landscape and the wider and deeper integration of German
multinationals into the world economy, this study investigates the relative importance of the country-of-origin effect in employee
relations of German affiliates in an Anglo-American setting. The paper addresses important issues that relate to the wider
international business domain. The comparative analysis to US affiliates in the UK and British owned firms points to a distinctively
German flavored hybrid approach that integrates the best practice elements of the US model with the collective orientation of the
German model. This bears a resemblance to an emerging trend in the parent companies¿ home locations. The intra-German analysis
revealed that affiliates of multinationals that face pressures for international integration are at the forefront of this development. The
findings suggest that this might provide a suitable model of international operation for multinationals from strongly institutionalized
countries.
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Tüselmann, H.J., McDonald, F. and Thorpe, R. (2006). The emerging approach to employee relations in German overseas affiliates: A role model for international operation? Journal of World Business. Vol. 41, pp. 66¿80.
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