Skill webs and international human resource management: Lessons from a study of the global skill strategies of transnational companies

Ashton, David, Brown, Phillip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7608-5421 and Lauder, Hugh 2010. Skill webs and international human resource management: Lessons from a study of the global skill strategies of transnational companies. The International Journal of Human Resource Management 21 (6) , pp. 836-850. 10.1080/09585191003729325

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Uncontrolled Keywords:	digital taylorism; globalisation; knowledge management; skill formation; skill webs; transnational companies; varieties of capitalism
Additional Information:	Special Issue: Critical Reflections on HRM and its Possible Futures
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0958-5192
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 10:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/24898

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