Hybrid human resource management in post-Soviet Kazakhstan

TY - JOUR

T1 - Hybrid human resource management in post-Soviet Kazakhstan

AU - Minbaeva, Dana B.

AU - Hutchings, Kate

AU - Bruce Thomson, S.

PY - 2007/11/6

Y1 - 2007/11/6

N2 - This paper explores Human Resource Management (HRM) practices in foreign-owned subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and examines the development of HRM and the extent to which practices and policies are reflective of their countries of origin, older-style Soviet and post-Soviet practices, or an emerging Kazakhstan. The discussion is based on findings which utilised a questionnaire-based survey, secondary data and interviews with HR managers. The paper concludes that HRM and employee relations practices utilised are a hybrid of old-style Soviet and Western-based approaches (US and European), and also provided are some implications for theory and managerial practice.

AB - This paper explores Human Resource Management (HRM) practices in foreign-owned subsidiaries in Kazakhstan and examines the development of HRM and the extent to which practices and policies are reflective of their countries of origin, older-style Soviet and post-Soviet practices, or an emerging Kazakhstan. The discussion is based on findings which utilised a questionnaire-based survey, secondary data and interviews with HR managers. The paper concludes that HRM and employee relations practices utilised are a hybrid of old-style Soviet and Western-based approaches (US and European), and also provided are some implications for theory and managerial practice.

KW - FDI

KW - foreign direct investment

KW - HRM

KW - human resource management

KW - Kazakhstan

KW - post-Soviet

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016434068&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1504/ejim.2007.015656

DO - 10.1504/ejim.2007.015656

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85016434068

SN - 1751-6757

VL - 1

SP - 350

EP - 371

JO - European Journal of International Management

JF - European Journal of International Management

IS - 4

ER -