Anali Ekonomskog fakulteta u Subotici (Jan 2015)
The position of HRM departmant and HR managers at the local subsidiaries of MNCS in the CEE countries
Abstract
Multinational companies (MNCs) play an important role in the economy of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The subsidiaries of MNCs have a significant impact on the implementation of modern HRM concepts in the region, too. The aim of this paper is to analyze the position of HRM departments and their managers at the MNC subsidiaries in the CEE region. The analysis has been carried out on data collected through the international benchmark research project Central and Eastern European International Research Team (CEEIRT) during 2012-2013. The sample is made of 254 companies from Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia. The paper explores the HR mangers' level and area of qualification, their current position and service years there, the number of employees in the subsidiary and HR staff in the HR department, as well as the role of corporate HRM department in the determining of local HRM activities in the analyzed five CEE countries. The obtained results present valuable data on the position of HRM department and HR managers in the subsidiaries of multinational companies in the Central and Eastern European region.
