Abstract
The maquiladora option has made Mexico an increasingly attractive off-shore manufacturing site for multinational enterprises (MNEs) seeking global competitiveness. However, MNEs often encounter human resource management (HRM) challenges as they attempt to leverage these maquiladora benefits. MNEs use three approaches to international human resource management (IHRM) design in addressing these challenges - a mechanistic, ‘control’ approach; a paternalistic, ‘human relations’ approach; and a developmental, ‘human resource’ approach. This paper compares and contrasts these IHRM design approaches in Japanese, Korean and US maquiladora manufacturing operations in Mexico, identifies implications for the management of diversity based on these findings, and discusses the related competitiveness implications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 568-587 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | The International Journal of Human Resource Management |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Japanese MNEs
- Korean MNEs
- Mexico
- US MNEs
- diversity
- maquiladoras
- national cultures
- organizational cultures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Strategy and Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation