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| Author(s): |
Patricia Morilha Muritiba
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade (FEA/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2009-06-01 |
| Examining board members: |
Lindolfo Galvao de Albuquerque;
Maria Tereza Leme Fleury;
John Lawrence French Junior;
Beatriz Maria Braga Lacombe;
Eduardo Pinheiro Gondim de Vasconcellos
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| Advisor: | Lindolfo Galvao de Albuquerque |
| Abstract | |
This thesis has the objective of analyzing the human resources management (HRM) strategy of multinational companies, based on two factors. First, the level on which the subsidiaries of these companies have autonomy to decide their HRM strategies. Second, the level of internationalization of their HRM policies. Thus, we propose two theoretical frameworks. The first one is used to analyze the degree of centralization and decentralization of authority to the multinational subsidiaries, when it comes to HRM decisions. The second is examining the level to which these companies design their recruitment e selection, training e development and compensation policies in order to take advantage of the opportunities of globalization. We chose the study of multiple cases as the research strategy. Therefore, we analyzed twelve cases of Brazilian multinational companies (M\'Es). Those companies are the ones which engage in foreign direct investment (FDI) and own or control activities that create value in more than one country. Each case was classified in the two theoretical frameworks. Findings showed the preference of Brazilian multinationals to give autonomy to its subsidiaries, in a decentralized manner (four cases) or hybrid (three cases). This choice made easier for companies to deal with the culture and local laws, adopting a different posture comparing to the International HRM literature. We could also classify four companies in the so-called Level 2, a differential level of HRM internationalization. Companies at this level have greater ease in moving people internationally; they have training programs that are developed at a global level they have the benefit of sharing knowledge between their business units; their compensation policies encourage the uptake of human resources globally. This study contributed to deepen the discussion on the autonomy of the subsidiaries in terms of HRM. It had been the subject of several previous studies, but not with specific emphasis on Brazilian multinational companies. Also, findings added a new dimension to the study of IHRM, which is the level of internationalization of the HR policies. Moreover, it presents theoretical frameworks that can be used to understand and analyze other multinational companies in the future. (AU) | |