Maximizing the benefits of internationalization: the moderating role of labour flexibility/Accroitre les benefices de l'internationalisation: le role moderateur de la flexibilite du travail/Maximizar los beneficios de internacionalizacion: el rol moderador de la flexibilidad laboral

Using the large-scale Korean Workplace Panel Survey, this study examines the interplay between international diversification, labour flexibility, and workplacelevel performance in the context of advanced emerging markets. Filling the gap in the literature on the international diversification-perform...

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Published inRelations industrielles (Québec, Québec) pp. 350 - 372
Main Authors Jung, Heung-Jun, Noh, Sung-Chul, Chung, Sun-Wook
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations 22.03.2016
Subjects
Analysis
Emerging markets
Globalization
Human resource management
Labor mobility
Labor relations
Sociological research
Surveys
South Korea
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Summary:Using the large-scale Korean Workplace Panel Survey, this study examines the interplay between international diversification, labour flexibility, and workplacelevel performance in the context of advanced emerging markets. Filling the gap in the literature on the international diversification-performance (IDP) relationship, which focuses primarily on firm-level characteristics and overlooks the role of labour factors as contingent variables, we draw attention to the workplace level dynamics by exploring how the two types of labour flexibility--functional and numerical flexibility--moderate the impact of international diversification on performance. The results show that when workplaces invest in training for job enlargement and employee involvement programs that lead to the enhancement of functional flexibility, the link between international diversification and performance can be strengthened.
ISSN:0034-379X