Quantifying factors affecting MNE's Human Resource Management: Evidence from an emerging economy and implications for HR managers

Chris I. Enyinda; Maria Jade Catalan Opulencia; Mervyn Misajon; Gurumurthy Kalyanaran

doi:10.15549/jeecar.v6i1.289

Authors

Chris I. Enyinda Ajman University
Maria Jade Catalan Opulencia Ajman University
Mervyn Misajon Ajman University
Gurumurthy Kalyanaran City University of New York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v6i1.289

Keywords:

Multi National Enterprises (MNE), Human Resource Management, Emerging Economy, HR Managers

Abstract

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) conduct international business operations around the globe. For the MNEs, operating in today’s global business environment demands human resource departments to be engaged in a variety of activities, including attracting talents, training and development, relocation, repatriation, among others. To contend with the increasing number of issues and challenges in international business environment, MNEs’ must strive to improve their international HRM strategies. As organizations manage subsidiaries across different countries, the approach to human resource management functions must consider the dictate of the local environment where the subsidiary has to operate in order to survive and prosper. The researchers applied a multi-criteria decision making algorithm known as the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to model the challenges and issues that MNCs’ face as well as the factors impacting the HRM practices. The study explore the challenges by way of literature review and interview of some of the MNEs’ C-level executives.

Author Biographies

Chris I. Enyinda, Ajman University

Professor Iheanyi Chris Enyinda is a Ph.D. in Transportation and Logistics graduate, North Dakota State University and a Ph.D.in Applied Economics graduate, The University of Tennessee. He is currently a Professor of Marketing and MBA at Ajman University. He has been at the academe for more than three decades, spearheaded workshops, published articles and presented papers at international conferences. He was awarded of the following: Outstanding Global Research Award, Best Professor in Marketing and International Business, Best Paper Award, Best Research Award, among others. Prior to his engagement in UAE, he was a Professor at Alabama A & M University, USA.

Maria Jade Catalan Opulencia, Ajman University

Assistant Professor Department of Management College of Business Administration

Mervyn Misajon, Ajman University

Dr. Mervyn Misajon, a PhD graduate of Michigan State University enjoys 44 years of experience in teaching both Business and Public Management at the bachelor, master's and doctoral levels in various academic institutions. He has extensive academic management experience both in his home country and abroad. Experienced being Dean of Students, Dean of School of Development Management, Dean of the College of Management, Project Manager with the rank of Assistant Secretary for the Office of Higher Education of Papua New Guinea. -Consultant, Trainor, and resource person for non-government and government organizations. Currently, he is a Professor of Management, Ajman University.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaran, City University of New York

Dr. Gurumurthy Kalyanaram (G.K.) is a PhD in Management Science and Industrial Organization Economics graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a MIT Harold Lobdell Awardee and recipient of various awards/commendations. He is an Academic and Research Adviser, Editor-in-Chief of NMIMS University, India. Currently, he is an Editor-in-Chief, Management Review and Economics and Public Policy Journal as well as Editor (US), International Journal of Learning and Change(Scopus). He is a Professor (Part-time/Visiting), City University of New York and New Jersey Institute of Technology; and Research Professor and External Examiner, Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Montclair State University.

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