An empirical study of executive nationality staffing practices in foreign‐owned MNC subsidiaries in Ireland

Abstract

Abstract This study provides empirical evidence of executive nationality staffing practices in foreign‐owned multinational company (MNC) subsidiaries in Ireland. Aiming to both describe current practice and understand the factors that influence the choice of practice, the study involved the collection of data from 238 foreign‐owned companies in Ireland. The findings negate previous findings (Harzing, 1999a, b) that all foreign‐owned MNC subsidiaries in Ireland are managed by Irish nationals. The employment of parent country nationals was found to differ according to country‐of‐origin, industry, subsidiary, and MNC factors. The study has relevance theoretically in providing empirical evidence in an area dominated by conceptual assertions and for practice in explaining the strategic staffing decisions of MNCs. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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