Context, governance, associational trust and HRM: diversity and commonalities

Goergen, M., Chahine, S., Brewster, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-1518 and Wood, G. (2021) Context, governance, associational trust and HRM: diversity and commonalities. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32 (17). pp. 3696-3720. ISSN 1466-4399 doi: 10.1080/09585192.2020.1841817

Abstract/Summary

This study explores how HRM and trust are inter-related, and what this means for how we understand HRM under different varieties of capitalism. We explore the direct impact of different indicators of societal trust on intra-organizational HRM practice, using a large-scale internationally comparative survey evidence. We find that countries with high levels of associational trust, such as the Nordic social democracies, are generally associated with better communication and co-determination over the setting of the employment contract. The converse was true for countries with lower levels of associational trust, such as the liberal market economies. We failed to encounter any significant effects of multinationality or country of origin in the case of MNCs; they did not differ significantly from their domestic peers when it came to the relationship between country of domicile levels of associational trust and HRM practice. We draw out the implications for theory and practice.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/89975
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/09585192.2020.1841817
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
Publisher	Routledge
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