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Author: | Ashton, D. Brown, P. Lauder, H. |
Title: | Skill webs and international human resource management: Lessons from a study of the global skill strategies of transnational companies |
Journal: | International journal of human resource management
2010 : MAR-MAY, VOL. 21:4-6 p. 836-850 |
Index terms: | globalization knowledge management skills human resource management |
Freeterms: | transnational companies digital Taylorism skill webs |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This article studies transnational companies(TNCs) and the formation of global skill webs. The paper utilizes the results of a research on 30 TNCs in different countries. The findings suggests that skill webs are becoming increasingly important and strategic in character as many firms seek competitive advantage by transferring high-skilled jobs to low-cost regions. |
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