| Journal: | BAR - Brazilian Administration Review |
| Database: | |
| System number: | 000552852 |
| ISSN: | 1807-7692 |
| Authors: | Caldas, Miguel Pinto1 Tonelli, Maria José1 Lacombe, Beatriz Maria Braga1 |
| Institutions: | 1Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Season: | Oct-Dic |
| Volumen: | 8 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Pages: | 433-453 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| English abstract | A recent debate has taken place in International Human Resource Management (IHRM) theory and practice between the so-called functionalists and the critical approaches. This paper reviews the literature on mainstream, functionalist IHRM and the critical approaches, and theoretically discusses their fit to emerging countries' realities and multilatinas experience. The essay's main objectives and contributions are: (a) to argue that this debate, overly typical of the American-European context, may not be fully applicable to ambiguous and contradictory contexts, such as most developing countries and, particularly, Latin America; (b) to argue that the disputes between both functionalist and critical IHRM theorists, in equally richer countries, is inadequate for other (non-rich-involving) contexts; and (c) to propose redirection possibilities for this debate, particularly, in Latin America. |
| Disciplines: | Economía |
| Keyword: | Historia y filosofía de la economía |
| Keyword: | IRHM, Brazil, Critical management studies, Functionalist approach, History and philosophy of economics |
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