Talent management and the HR function in cross-cultural mergers and acquisitions: the role and impact of bi-cultural identity

Liu, Y., Vrontis, D., Visser, M., Stokes, P., Smith, S., Moore, N., Thrassou, A. and Ashta, A. (2021) Talent management and the HR function in cross-cultural mergers and acquisitions: the role and impact of bi-cultural identity. Human Resource Management Review, 31 (3). 100744. ISSN 1053-4822 doi: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2020.100744

Abstract/Summary

This paper examines bi-cultural talent in relation to human resource management (HRM) practices in cross-cultural merger and acquisitions (M&A). The intersection of HRM, bi-cultural talent management and cross-cultural M&A literature proposes a conceptual framework to capture the complexity of bi-cultural talent management and reveals the dominant macro-characterization of the extant HRM literature focussing on a more micro-orientated perspective. The paper develops a matrix by underlining spatial dimensions (spanning micro-aspects of the individual employee through to the macro-entity of firm and its location in the macro-national cultural context) and temporal dimensions (consisting of pre-merger, during merger and post-merger phases). This provides a template which examines the multi-level dynamics of bi-cultural talent management. The argument identifies ways in which extant cross-cultural lenses require deeper understanding of bi-cultural talent management in M&A settings. Future research directions and agendas are identified.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/88540
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.hrmr.2020.100744
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour
Publisher	Elsevier
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