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Developing an understanding of the human resource (HR) complexities in Pakistan with a GLOBE cultural lens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2018

Sadia Nadeem  and
Mary F Sully de Luque
Sadia Nadeem*
Affiliation:
FAST School of Management, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
Mary F Sully de Luque
Affiliation:
Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ, USA
*
Corresponding author: sadia.nadeem@nu.edu.pk
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Abstract

This article presents primary data from the GLOBE study in Pakistan and compares them with secondary data from the 61 GLOBE societies, in an effort to increase the interest of scholars of cross-cultural management in Pakistan and also provide a practically useful overview for businesses. Results based on data collected from 152 middle managers using the original GLOBE research instruments indicate that Pakistani society exhibits high power distance and in-group collectivism but low assertiveness and gender egalitarianism. The results also indicate a desire to create a more egalitarian society; however, people appear to treasure the lack of assertiveness and high in-group loyalty. In light of these findings, the authors offer implications for management in Pakistan, in accordance with cross-cultural management literature. In-depth research within Pakistan, as well as comparative cross-national studies, are needed to develop a deeper understanding of the impact of the culture on human resource practices in Pakistan.

Keywords

national culturecross-cultural managementinternational human resource managementcross-cultural issues in HRM in emerging marketscultural dimensions
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Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , July 2020 , pp. 483 - 501
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2018

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