High performance work systems, workforce productivity, and innovation: a comparison of MNCs and indigenous firms

James P. Guthrie, Wenchuan Liu, Patrick C. Flood, Sarah MacCurtain · 2008 · Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology)

Summary. Foreign-owned multinational corporations in Ireland adopt high-performance work systems more extensively than Irish-owned firms, resulting in higher workforce productivity and innovation rates. The study shows that differences in organizational effectiveness between foreign and indigenous firms are explained by variations in how intensively they use these human resource practices.

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Guthrie, J. P., Liu, W., Flood, P. C., & MacCurtain, S.. (2008). High performance work systems, workforce productivity, and innovation: a comparison of MNCs and indigenous firms. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology). http://doras.dcu.ie/2421/

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Countries: Ireland
Regions: Europe
Categories: innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems
Added: 2026-04-28