Reading Assignment

• Text:

  • Briscoe, International Human Resources Management, Chapter 14, pp. 388-408

  E-Reserves:

  • Brewster, C. (2007). Comparative HRM: European views and perspectives. International Journal of Human Resource Management 18(5), 769–787.
  • Khan, S. A. (2011). Convergence, divergence or middle of the path: HRM model for Oman. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 12, 76–87.
    
  • Sidani, Y., & Al Ariss, A. (2014). Institutional and corporate drivers of global talent management: Evidence from the Arab Gulf region. Journal of World Business, 49(2): 215-224.

As you progress through the course readings, create a checklist of key terms and definitions where appropriate for each lesson to make sure you understand their meaning. Some terms will appear in the lesson quizzes.

• Best practice/best fit
  
• Universal/contextual/contingent
• High performance work system (HPWS)
• Institutional context
• Convergence (directional, final)
• Divergence
• Crossvergence
• Regionalization
• Flexibility-security nexus

Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this lesson you will be able to:

• explain the convergence/divergence and standardization/customization debates,
  
• identify when best practice/best fit approaches are appropriate, and
• apply the previous concepts geographically.