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Externalizing, Internalizing and Fostering Commitment: The Case of Born-Global Firms in Emerging Economies

verfasst von: Alison J. Glaister, Yipeng Liu, Sunil Sahadev, Emanuel Gomes

Erschienen in: Management International Review | Ausgabe 4/2014

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This paper examines the HR practices of mature born-global firms from 29 emerging economies. Through an examination of large scale survey data the paper questions the extent to which firm size impacts the employment of temporary workers, the employment of skilled workers and the extent of employee training. Findings suggest that as firm size increases the use of temporary workers decreases, the number of skilled workers increases and the number of employees receiving training also increases. The paper highlights how born-global firms are able to shift away from externalized, market-based approaches towards more internalized, commitment-based approaches in order to survive, adapt and grow.

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Titel: Externalizing, Internalizing and Fostering Commitment: The Case of Born-Global Firms in Emerging Economies
verfasst von: Alison J. Glaister
Yipeng Liu
Sunil Sahadev
Emanuel Gomes
Publikationsdatum: 01.08.2014
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Management International Review / Ausgabe 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0938-8249
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-8901
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-014-0215-6

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