Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Applying Internal Labor Market Theories to Firms With Multiple Branch Offices
Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations
ISBN: 978-1-80455-923-9, eISBN: 978-1-80455-922-2
Publication date: 14 March 2023
Abstract
This study investigates the effects of organizational factors on firms' adoption and use of internal staffing strategies. In particular, we examine the different effects of firm- and branch-level factors on the adoption of internal development programs and the selection of entry-level employees. We find that firm-level factors, such as firm size and organizational prestige, are positively associated with the adoption of development programs. Branch-level factors, such as branch size and leverage ratio, are positively associated with entry-level hiring. This study offers new insight into the dynamics between different levels of organizational factors and their relationship with human resource management practices.
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Citation
Sohn, J.W., Gough, M.D. and Lee, J.E. (2023), "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Applying Internal Labor Market Theories to Firms With Multiple Branch Offices", Lewin, D. and Gollan, P.J. (Ed.) Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations (Advances in Industrial & Labor Relations, Vol. 27), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0742-618620230000027004
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2023 Joon W. Sohn, Mark D. Gough and Jae Eun Lee. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited