Corporate governance and strategic human resource management: Four archetypes and proposals for a new approach to corporate sustainability

Martin, Graeme; Farndale, Elaine; Paauwe, Jaap; Stiles, Philip

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2016.01.002

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“…Corporate governance can be considered as an institutional logic (Joseph, Ocasio, & McDonnell, ; Martin, Farndale, Paauwe, & Stiles, ; Tihanyi, Graffin, & George, ). The duality of symbolic structure and actual functions of boards of directors can be explained from the institutional logic perspective (Thornton et al, ).…”

Section: Reviewing Literature On the Roles Of Boards Of Directorsmentioning

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“…The first three principles are very relevant to the analysis of corporate governance in foreign subsidiaries, as they offer a new theoretical perspective to understand why boards of directors function in particular ways. Thus, the institutional logics theory has been increasingly applied to business studies, such as corporate governance (Joseph et al, ), human resource management (Martin et al, ), corporate social responsibility (Blindheim, ), and corporate ethical decision making and behavior in the context of MNCs (Kostova, Roth, & Dacin, ; Tan & Wang, ). However, few studies have been conducted in the area of corporate governance of foreign subsidiaries.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Do Chinese corporations take their governance practices abroad? Evidence from Chinese mining subsidiaries in Australia

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Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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Directors of firms are theorized to fulfil control, service and resource dependence roles. However, the ways in which directors’ of Chinese MNCs govern their foreign subsidiaries, and perform these roles remains unclear. Building on the institutional logics perspective, this study explores the roles enacted by the boards of directors eight Chinese‐controlled companies in Australia to gain an appreciation of their governance practices. In depth semi‐structured interviews with insider and independent directors, consultants and market analysts were undertaken. A content analysis of company annual reports and web sites complimented primary sources of data on board functions. Findings reveal that control is the most dominant role played by these boards, rather than service or resource dependence. It also appears that the dominant logics of Chinese institutions influence the corporate governance of Chinese MNCs as they internationalize. These findings extend our understanding of corporate governance practices in China and abroad.

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Section: Reviewing Literature On the Roles Of Boards Of Directorsmentioning

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Do Chinese corporations take their governance practices abroad? Evidence from Chinese mining subsidiaries in Australia

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2017

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“…The development of an orientation towards sustainability frequently involves the definition of corporate governance systems, that is, structures and practices through which the organization manages its relationships with its stakeholders, to integrate sustainability issues into corporate management [43]. From this perspective, sustainability-oriented companies must establish an organizational model that is able to achieve the corporation's purposes [44].…”

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Communicating Sustainability: An Operational Model for Evaluating Corporate Websites

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Abstract:The interest in corporate sustainability has increased rapidly in recent years and has encouraged organizations to adopt appropriate digital communication strategies, in which the corporate website plays a key role. Despite this growing attention in both the academic and business communities, models for the analysis and evaluation of online sustainability communication have not been developed to date. This paper aims to develop an operational model to identify and assess the requirements of sustainability communication in corporate websites. It has been developed from a literature review on corporate sustainability and digital communication and the analysis of the websites of the organizations included in the "Global CSR RepTrak 2015" by the Reputation Institute. The model identifies the core dimensions of online sustainability communication (orientation, structure, ergonomics, content-OSEC), sub-dimensions, such as stakeholder engagement and governance tools, communication principles, and measurable items (e.g., presence of the materiality matrix, interactive graphs). A pilot study on the websites of the energy and utilities companies included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2015 confirms the applicability of the OSEC framework. Thus, the model can provide managers and digital communication consultants with an operational tool that is useful for developing an industry ranking and assessing the best practices. The model can also help practitioners to identify corrective actions in the critical areas of digital sustainability communication and avoid greenwashing.

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“…We contribute to the previous literature in three ways. First, we develop knowledge of the relationship between corporate governance and HRM in hybrid organisations by providing empirical support for the theoretical propositions made by Martin et al (2016) for employee-owned firms: our findings illustrate how the tensions between democratic and capitalist market institutional logics mould a multilogic hybrid model of corporate governance in WCs, which involves governance challenges based on allowing employees to participate in ownership and control while giving managers sufficient control to fulfil the requirements of competing in a market economy. These contradictory logics shape a hybrid strategic HRM approach in which calculative and collaborative HRM practices coexist aimed at enacting employee commitment while ensuring efficiency (Konzelmann et al, 2006).…”

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Ownership, governance, and the diffusion of HRM practices in multinational worker cooperatives: Case‐study evidence from the Mondragon group

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2017

Human Res Mgmt Journal

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Drawing on a qualitative study of one Mondragon multinational worker cooperative (WC) based on longitudinal data and in‐depth interviews, our research evidences the contradictions that internationalisation poses in WCs, both through privileging managerial control at the expense of worker–member participation and through the setting‐up of capitalist subsidiaries in which employees are excluded from ownership and decision‐making. It further shows how institutions, power relations, and interests shape transfer in WCs, supporting the diffusion of certain human resource management (HRM) practices on grounds of efficiency but hampering the implementation of core cooperative practices. We make a threefold contribution: first, to a strand of inquiry focused on the influence of corporate governance on HRM; second, to the field of international HRM by analysing the cross‐national diffusion of HRM practices in WCs; and third, to ongoing debates on the challenges that WCs face when striving to balance the economic and social dimensions in globalisation.

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Corporate governance and strategic human resource management: Four archetypes and proposals for a new approach to corporate sustainability

Cited by 71 publications

References 113 publications

Do Chinese corporations take their governance practices abroad? Evidence from Chinese mining subsidiaries in Australia

Do Chinese corporations take their governance practices abroad? Evidence from Chinese mining subsidiaries in Australia

Communicating Sustainability: An Operational Model for Evaluating Corporate Websites

Ownership, governance, and the diffusion of HRM practices in multinational worker cooperatives: Case‐study evidence from the Mondragon group

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