In this response, we address the thoughtful commentaries by Chen and Tsui, and Erez and highlight three overarching themes emerging from their contributions. First, we address the challenge of balancing complexity and parsimony in our model of values, HRM practices and fit in cross-cultural...

In recent years, theory and research have been increasingly devoted to understanding organizational behavior in cross-cultural and global contexts, with particular attention being paid to the appropriateness of various human resources management (HRM) practices because practices that may be...