TOWARD AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL HUMAN-RESOURCEMANAGEMENT

This article builds on previous work in international human resource m anagement by drawing on concepts from the resource-based view of the f irm and resource dependence to develop a theoretical model of the dete rminants of strategic international human resource management (SIHRM) systems in multinational corporations. The article then offers proposi tions concerning the relationships between a number of key determinant s and the multinational corporation's overall SIHRM approach the desig n of a particular affiliate's HRM system. and the HRM system for criti cal groups of employees within the affiliate.