IHRM in developing countries: does the functionalist vs. critical debate make sense South of the Equator?



Título del documento: IHRM in developing countries: does the functionalist vs. critical debate make sense South of the Equator?
Revista: BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
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Número de sistema: 000552852
ISSN: 1807-7692
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Oct-Dic
Volumen: 8
Número: 4
Paginación: 433-453
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Resumen en inglés 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.
Disciplinas: Economía
Palabras clave: Historia y filosofía de la economía
Keyword: IRHM,
Brazil,
Critical management studies,
Functionalist approach,
History and philosophy of economics
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