Skill webs and international human resource management: lessons from a study of the global skill strategies of transnational companies
Ashton, David ; Brown, Phillip ; Lauder, Hugh
International Journal of Human Resource Management
2010
21
4-6
March - May
836-850
knowledge economy ; multinational enterprise ; relocation of industry ; skill
Business economics
English
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"This paper examines the development of global skill webs in transnational companies (TNCs). Based on research in seven countries, it argues that skill webs are becoming more strategic in character as companies seek competitive advantage by relocating high-skilled work to low-cost locations. The paper explores the implications of these findings for both the 'conventional' approach to international human resource management and that influenced by the 'varieties of capitalism' School."
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