The political role of corporate human resource management in strategic global leadership development

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to examine how firm reputation and competitiveness are influenced by the political skill of the corporate human resource management (HRM). Various venues of influence of corporate HRM on strategic global leadership development are analyzed to develop a model explaining how the level of HRM political skill affects the extent to which leadership development capital is mapped onto the intellectual capital base and reputation of the organization. We discuss how social effectiveness in the use of influence by corporate HRM might add value to the global organization by enabling the formation and deployment of global leadership capital. We further delve into the political component of leadership development capital architecture to outline the research and practical implications of the proposed model and suggest future research directions.