When in Rome, do they do as the Romans? HRM Practices of US Subsidiaries in Europe

Abstract

In this study the authors investigate whether and to what degree subsidiaries of US companies in Europe adapt their calculative human resource management practices to varying national institutional contexts. They compare their practices with those of indigenous firms in Ireland, the UK and Denmark/Norway. The analysis indicates that subsidiaries of US companies while showing some adaptation are partly immune to the specific national contexts in which they operate. , , , , In this study the authors investigate whether and to what degree subsidiaries of US companies in Europe adapt their calculative human resource management practices to varying national institutional contexts. They compare their practices with those of indigenous firms in Ireland, the UK and Denmark/Norway. The analysis indicates that subsidiaries of US companies while showing some adaptation are partly immune to the specific national contexts in which they operate.