Lecture 6- HRM Across National Institutions

Question 1

What are institutions?

Answer 1

Institutions are interlocking social roles and expectation composed of groups of roles, or expected behaviours, executed by the fulfilment of social roles.

Create order and stability

Question 2

What are the three major streams of institutional theory exist today?

Answer 2

1. Early institutional theory
2. Neo-institutional theory
3. Scandinavian theory

Question 3

What is Early institutional theory?

Answer 3

Primary concern with the conformity of the rules and people defend the values of the organisation

Question 4

What is Neo-institutional theory?

Answer 4

Why are organisations so similar?

Question 5

What is Scandinavian theory?

Answer 5

Why is it so difficult to change organisations. Focus on processes

Question 6

What is France’s authority structure?

Answer 6

• Very centralised
• Hierarchical
• Formalised HQ
• Problems adapting

Question 7

What is German MNE’s structure?

Answer 7

“Organisational centrism” and “Commerical manager”

Question 8

Which of these best describe the translation theory of organisational learning?

Answer 8

• Ideas change while they travel
• Translation is an active, collective process
• Difficult or impossible to locate the source of origin

Question 9

Which of these best describe the diffusion theory of organisational learning?

Answer 9

• Energy source
• Ideas travel without resistance
• Ideas will not change during their journey

Question 10

What are the three perspectives for thinking about work?

Answer 10

Structural (Based on possession, focus on knowledge types)
Process (Based on practice)
Practice (Based on practice. Practical methods)