A Contingency Matrix Approach to IHRM

Authors

Fred Luthans
Paul A. Marsnik, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow
Kyle W. Luthans

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 1997

Disciplines

Business | Human Resources Management

Abstract

The global economy is a reality. The challenge facing international human resource management (IHRM) is not whether to use widely recognized HR concepts and techniques but rather how to effectively adapt and fit them across cultures. The purpose of this article is to suggest and demonstrate a contingency matrix approach to IHRM. After first explaining what is meant by the contingency matrix approach, the remainder of the article uses a sampling of the HR research literature from Japan, Germany, Mexico, and China to show how a contingency matrix could be used for effective IHRM.

Comments

DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-050X(199722)36:2<183::AID-HRM2>3.0.CO;2-T

Recommended Citation

Luthans, F., Marsnik, P. A., & Luthans, K. W. (1997). A contingency matrix approach to IHRM. Human Resource Management, 36(2), 183-199.