TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the associations of culture with careers and the mediating role of HR practices: A conceptual model
AU - Kats, Merel
AU - van Emmerik, I. J. Hetty
AU - Blenkinsopp, John
AU - Khapova, Svetlana N.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Purpose:
The conceptual framework developed in the present study aims to highlight the importance of human resource (HR) practices as a mediator between national culture and employees' careers.
Design/methodology/approach:
The approach taken is a literature review and the development of a conceptual model.
Findings:
The paper contributes to the literature by focusing on how culture via HR practices might influence career success. Drawing on Hofstede's cultural dimensions, five propositions are developed regarding the impact of culture on career‐relevant HR practices, and how these practices are likely to influence employee career success.
Research limitations/implications:
Culture's effect should not be overstated. Looking at the propositions, it is possible that the influence of HR practices on career success is more pronounced than the direct effects of culture on career success. Future work is needed to measure and compare the relative strength of different associations as well as the possibility that other HR dimensions relevant to the study of career success may exist.
Originality/value:
At a general level, there is ample evidence of the impact of culture on the effectiveness of a variety of individual outcomes. The paper focused on the mediating role of HR practices as opposed to advancing hypotheses about direct relationships between culture and career success.
AB - Purpose:
The conceptual framework developed in the present study aims to highlight the importance of human resource (HR) practices as a mediator between national culture and employees' careers.
Design/methodology/approach:
The approach taken is a literature review and the development of a conceptual model.
Findings:
The paper contributes to the literature by focusing on how culture via HR practices might influence career success. Drawing on Hofstede's cultural dimensions, five propositions are developed regarding the impact of culture on career‐relevant HR practices, and how these practices are likely to influence employee career success.
Research limitations/implications:
Culture's effect should not be overstated. Looking at the propositions, it is possible that the influence of HR practices on career success is more pronounced than the direct effects of culture on career success. Future work is needed to measure and compare the relative strength of different associations as well as the possibility that other HR dimensions relevant to the study of career success may exist.
Originality/value:
At a general level, there is ample evidence of the impact of culture on the effectiveness of a variety of individual outcomes. The paper focused on the mediating role of HR practices as opposed to advancing hypotheses about direct relationships between culture and career success.
KW - Career development
KW - Culture
KW - Human resource management
U2 - 10.1108/13620431011066268
DO - 10.1108/13620431011066268
M3 - Article
SN - 1362-0436
VL - 15
SP - 401
EP - 418
JO - Career Development International
JF - Career Development International
IS - 4
ER -