Toward a Theory of Comparative Management Research: An Idiographic Case Study of the Best International Human Resources Management Project

Cross-cultural international management research is complex, costly, and frequently, nonrigorous. This idiographic study documents the evolution of a multinational, multicultural, interdisciplinary research consortium that sought to remedy this lack of rigor in a project investigating international...

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Published inAcademy of Management journal Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1261 - 1287
Main Authors Teagarden, Mary B., Von Glinow, Mary Ann, Bowen, David E., Frayne, Colette A., Nason, Stephen, Huo, Y. Paul, Milliman, John, Arias, Maria E., Butler, Mark C., Geringer, J. Michael, Kim, Nam-Hyeon, Scullion, Hugh, Lowe, Kevin B., Drost, Ellen A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ada, Ohio, etc Academy of Management 01.10.1995
Subjects
Best practice
Case studies
Collaboration
Comparative management
Consortia
Conventions
Corporate strategies
Cross cultural management
Culture
Educational administration
Human resource management
Human resources
Interdisciplinary aspects
Management principles
Mechanics
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Research design
Research methodology
Research methods
Research skills
Research universities
Researchers
Teams
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Summary:Cross-cultural international management research is complex, costly, and frequently, nonrigorous. This idiographic study documents the evolution of a multinational, multicultural, interdisciplinary research consortium that sought to remedy this lack of rigor in a project investigating international human resource management practices. We identify key learning points derived from this project and conclude with the rudiments of a midrange theory of a comparative management research methodology.
ISSN:0001-4273
1948-0989
DOI:10.5465/256857