HR Playbook to support the internationalisation of a Finnish born micromultinational enterprise
Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The purpose of the thesis project is to outline factors that need to be taken into consideration when establishing operations in a foreign location within the European Union, especially from the perspective of international human resource management. \n \nThe primary objective of the thesis project is to create a HR Playbook to support the internationalisation of the commissioning party Columbia Road. The secondary objective is to provide other Finnish born micromultinationals the possibility to utilise the findings and collective knowledge gathered as a part of the thesis project. \n \nThe conceptual framework of this study is created by researching relevant and current theoretical literature in the areas of internationalisation, strategic alignment, the external environment, international human resource management, organisational culture, knowledge transfer and global mobility. \n \nQualitative data is collected by interviewing relevant participants using semi-structured interviews. Data analysis is performed by using the template analysis method. Research is done from the philosophical approach of pragmatism and conducted as a case study, using an abductive approach. The template analysis resulted in the identification of four main themes that are relevant from an international human resource perspective when internationalising, which are Company, People, Local and HR. \n \nThe six key development outcomes that define the outline of the HR Playbook are Approach, Compliance, Service providers, Compensation and remuneration, Staffing and Global mobility. Due to the time frame and scope of the thesis project, there is no possibility to fully implement the six key development objectives within the commissioning parties organisation. This needs to be done when establishing a new foreign location of the commissioning party. \n \nThe HR Playbook contains practical level advise on each of these six development are-as, which has been collected by utilising the template analysis findings, the theoretical framework, and direct quotes from the interviews. The benefit of the thesis project is the accrual and documentation of collective knowledge and applying it to create the HR Playbook for the commissioning party Columbia Road.
Source: Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen)
Author: Sally Pett
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3030158665