Cultural factors in workforce management: the case of multinational companies operating in Bangladesh
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2011
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Abdullah, A.
Boyle, S.
Joham, C.
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International Review of Business Research Papers, 2011; 7(2):196-211
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Cultural diversity amongst workforces of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) has been the focus of a number of studies. However, few have looked at the relationship between culture and key Human Resource practices such as compensation policy, job security, training and development, selection and recruitment, decentralization and teamwork, and information sharing. Using Hofstede's (1980) culture dimensions as a lens, this paper explores how Bangladeshi employees relate to critical HR practices. The exploration of how culture can play a role in shaping key HR practices in the South Asian context, can assist top management of MNCs to better manage their workforce in Bangladesh or other countries with a similar cultural orientation. A number of propositions are made in this paper, which are suggested would be useful as a framework for future studies in similar settings.
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Copyright 2011 World Business Institute