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An exploration of the staffing choices, recruitment, skills shortages and retention issues of Australian based multinational corporations in China
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posted on 2009-01-01, 00:00 authored by Jane MenziesThe purpose of this paper is to explore the staffing choices, recruitment, skills shortages and retention issues that Australian based multinational corporations (MNCs) in China face. A qualitative research methodology was utilised, where 20 case study organisations were investigated. The firms investigated were all Australian owned and headquartered, and utilised Foreign Direct Investment and Joint Venture modes. It was found that Australian MNCs used an ethnocentric staffing model; they had issues with recruiting willing expatriate staff, and difficulties in finding skilled, qualified local nationals. They experienced significant skills shortages problems, and also reported retention issues. A number of strategies to improve these issues were articulated throughout the paper.
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International Human Resource Management Conference (10th : 2009 : Santa Fe, New Mexico)Pagination
1 - 15Publisher
NM State UniversityLocation
Santa Fe, New MexicoPlace of publication
Santa Fe, N. M.Start date
2009-06-21End date
2009-06-24ISBN-13
9781615842124Language
engPublication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2009, IHRMEditor/Contributor(s)
W Scroggins, C Gomez, P Benson, R Oliver, M TurnerTitle of proceedings
IHRM 2009 : Celebrate the tapestry diversity in the modern global organization : Proceedings of the 10th International Human Resource Management ConferenceUsage metrics
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