In diesem Beitrag wird ein Ansatz zur Erforschung der Personalpolitik in multinationalen Unternehmen vorgestellt, der sich inzwischen zu einem eigenständigen Forschungsstrang in der internationalen Personalforschung entwickelt hat. Dieser Ansatz hat im deutschsprachigen Raum bisher nur wenig Aufmerksamkeit erfahren. Es werden sowohl die Vorgehensweise in der Forschung als auch bereits vorliegende Befunde empirischer Studien auf der Basis dieses Ansatzes vorgestellt. Anschließend erfolgt eine kritische Würdigung des Ansatzes und der empirischen Studien. Dabei werden der Erklärungsbeitrag und die Erklärungsgrenzen des Ansatzes mit Blick auf die Personalpolitik multinationaler Unternehmen herausgearbeitet. Darüber hinaus werden Überlegungen zu den Entwicklungspotenzialen dieses Ansatzes angestellt.
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