The effect of cultural context on the efficiency of best practices in human resource management

• Main Authors: Aitziber Lertxundi Lertxundi, Jon Landeta Rodríguez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) 2011-11-01
• Series: Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión
• Subjects: Best practices; HPWS; human resources; cultural context; multinational enterprises; Spain
• Online Access: http://www.ehu.es/cuadernosdegestion/revista/index.php/en/numeros?a=da&y=2011&v=11&n=2&o=7

The efficiency of High Performance Work Systems has been a special object of study for the last two decades. Analysis of their behaviour has involved the consideration of Several factors that supposedly moderate their efficiency, among which internal company factors stand out. However, contextual perspective has not been considered in great detail. In this regard, we go about our analysis incorporating cultural context as a possible moderating variable. From a sample of foreign affiliates of Spanish multinational companies, the results recommend that this variable be more closely considered in future investigations.