Organization Development and Firm Performance: A Comparison of Multinational and Local Firms
This study examines the usage and outcomes of organization development (OD) interventions in multinational firms. We test competing hypotheses derived from the cultural and institutional/isomorphic perspectives. Data from firms operating in Hong Kong show that Western firms (U.S. and European) are m...
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Published in | Journal of international business studies Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 95 - 114 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Basingstoke
Academy of International Business, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen Denmark, and the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
01.01.2001
Palgrave Macmillan |
Series | Journal of International Business Studies |
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Summary: | This study examines the usage and outcomes of organization development (OD) interventions in multinational firms. We test competing hypotheses derived from the cultural and institutional/isomorphic perspectives. Data from firms operating in Hong Kong show that Western firms (U.S. and European) are more receptive to OD interventions than Asian firms (local and Japanese), which supports the cultural explanation. However, the local isomorphism explanation is valid in predicting organizational outcomes that OD interventions have similar effects regardless of a firm's country origins. Hence, neither perspective alone is sufficient to explain both usage and outcomes. This implies that local adaptation of OD interventions is a complex issue for managing multinational firms. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0047-2506 1478-6990 |
DOI: | 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490940 |