Abstract
In seeking to detail what is new in the lesser-known field of Brazilian Human Resource Management (HRM) research, this study analyzes 136 recent Brazilian HRM articles over the last decade from 2001 until 2010. Findings reveal that contemporary Brazilian HRM research contains: a wide range of HRM topics; the isomorphic use of some Western HRM themes; and case-based, descriptive methodologies using non-probability sampling. While the number of recently published Brazilian HRM studies has increased, such research seems ripe for further empirical and theoretical development. Our contributions to knowledge lie in: surfacing and classifying recent Brazilian HRM research trends and identifying potentially fruitful areas for future research. Implications for practitioners include the need to attract and retain expert staff, to use more localized pay and reward systems, and to assess the usefulness of HR interventions in the public sector.
Highlights
Brazil has recently surfaced as one country of interest among the „rising powers‟ group of developing economies – the „BRICS‟ (Brazil, Russia, India and China) (Economic and Social Research Council [ESRC], 2012)
The articles we identified as Scholarly Publications in Human Resource Management (HRM) are the ones we used as references in this article: HR Academic Production in Brazil: 1991-2000 (Tonelli et al, 2003) and Research on Human Resources Management in the 1990’s (Caldas & Tinoco, 2004)
This study responds to literature calls for „insider‟ perspectives on cross-cultural research (Easterby-Smith & Malina, 1999), and makes a number of contributions to HRM knowledge in identifying, classifying and analyzing 136 local HRM Brazilian journal articles over the period from 2001 until 2010
Summary
Brazil has recently surfaced as one country of interest among the „rising powers‟ group of developing economies – the „BRICS‟ (Brazil, Russia, India and China) (Economic and Social Research Council [ESRC], 2012). This article adds to prior, existing findings by Wood Jr. et al (2011) who studied the wider period of Brazilian HRM research from 1980 until 2010, and contributes to knowledge as it classifies and analyzes recent Brazilian HRM research from 2001-2010 in depth. The time period chosen of 2001-2010 is used to „pause and reflect‟ on the status of Brazilian HRM research and identify knowledge gaps that academics and practitioners can use to „make important contributions to theory, research, and practice‟ Our study responds to literature calls to increase knowledge about strategic HRM „in countries with emerging economies‟ (Lengnick-Hall, Lengnick-Hall, Andrade, & Drake, 2009), and for scholars in more advanced Western societies to understand „how they can www.ccsenet.org/ibr
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