The Context of Managing Inpatriation : Institutional Distance and Relationship between a Foreign Subsidiary and the Headquarters of a MNC

• Autorzy: Joanna Purgał-Popiela

Warianty tytułu

Kontekst zarządzania inpatriacją : znaczenie dystansu instytucjonalnego oraz relacji między filią zagraniczną a centralą przedsiębiorstwa międzynarodowego

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Expatriation literature demonstrates that organizational strategies and practices in this field vary due to the nature of the relationship between the subsidiary and the head office. Moreover, the specificity of the institutional environments in which these entities operate affects the level and importance of employee flow between the two. Hence, one may assume that the above-mentioned contextual factors result in various strategies and practices related to other forms of international mobility, including inpatriation. This study is an attempt at defining the role of the subsidiary-headquarters relationship and the institutional distance in managing inpatriation. Its outcome consist of four scenarios for inpatriation that correspond to combinations of these factors. (original abstract)

Literatura na temat ekspatriacji wskazuje, że strategie i praktyki organizacyjne w tym obszarze różnią się ze względu na charakter powiązań między filią i centralą. Ponadto odmienność otoczenia instytucjonalnego, w którym działają te podmioty, wpływa na poziom i znaczenie przepływu ludzi pomiędzy nimi. Można przypuszczać, że wzmiankowane czynniki kontekstowe prowadzą do różnych strategii i praktyk związanych z innymi formami mobilności pracowników, w tym - inpatriacji. Dlatego też podjęto próbę określenia znaczenia relacji filia-centrala oraz dystansu instytucjonalnego dla zarządzania inpatriacją. Jej efektem są cztery scenariusze inpatriacji, odpowiadające kombinacjom tych czynników. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

International enterprise; Expatriate; Occupational mobility; Human Resources Management (HRM)

PL

Przedsiębiorstwo międzynarodowe; Ekspat; Mobilność zawodowa; Zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi

• Czasopismo: Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi
• Rocznik: 2019
• Numer: nr 6
• Strony: 73--87

Twórcy

autor

Joanna Purgał-Popiela

• Cracow University of Economics, Poland

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