1996 Reports

The relationship between expatriates, parent company-affiliate integration and HRM control in overseas affiliates of Japanese and American MNCs

Krazmien, Michelle; Beechler, Schon

This paper examines the relationship between the level of parent company-subunit integration, parent control over the affiliate, and affiliate performance in a sample of 69 Japanese business units in the United States and 89 American business units in Japan. A discussion of the results and their implications are presented.