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Breaking off from local bounds: human resource management practices of national players in the BRIC countries

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  • Ulrich Jürgens
  • Martin Krzywdzinski

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Automobile manufacturers from the BRIC countries have upgraded their products and increasingly compete with companies from industrialised countries. In regard to HRM they face, however, the dilemma whether to continue their established local practices or to implement global standard production systems and 'best practice' HRM concepts. Based on case studies of automobile manufacturers from the BRICs, this article analyses the strategic choices of the companies regarding production systems and HRM. The companies show a surprisingly high readiness to break with local traditions and to adapt global standard production systems. The requirements of lean manufacturing and of new production technologies lead to new skill formation, elite formation and attitude formation practices in the companies.

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  • Ulrich Jürgens & Martin Krzywdzinski, 2013. "Breaking off from local bounds: human resource management practices of national players in the BRIC countries," International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(2), pages 114-133.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijatma:v:13:y:2013:i:2:p:114-133
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    1. Jürgens, Ulrich & Krzywdzinski, Martin, 2013. "Globale und lokale Strategien: Die Autobranche in den BRIC-Ländern modernisiert sich," WZBrief Arbeit 17, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
    2. Krzywdzinski, Martin, 2021. "Lean Production in Germany: A Contested Model," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 507-528.
    3. Boy LÜTHJE, 2013. "Diverging Trajectories: Economic Rebalancing and Labour Policies in China," Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell, Institute of Asian Studies, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, vol. 42(4), pages 105-137.
    4. Veselova, A. & Latukha, M. & Veselova, L., 2018. "Talent Management in Asia-Pacific Region: How Not to Lose Global Competition for Talents," Working Papers 15120, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University.
    5. Krzywdzinski, Martin, 2017. "Methoden und Daten zur Erforschung spezieller Organisationen: Multinationale Unternehmen," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 723-745.
    6. Krzywdzinski, Martin & Lechowski, Grzegorz & Jürgens, Ulrich, 2018. "L’inéluctable évolution des modèles productifs chez les constructeurs automobiles chinois et indiens," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 12, pages 1-20.

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