Article Critique Summary: “Human resource practices in the multinational company: a test of system, societal and dominance effects” Name Course Instructor Date In the article Edwards et al (2013), highlight on the relevance of the system, societal and dominance effects (SSD) model in explaining the HR practices relied upon by multinational companies (MNCs). Even though, MNCs may follow global and national practices, system and dominance effects have varying impact on HR practices in the U.K. Canada, Ireland and Spain. The authors support this view by highlighting that nations have specific traditions that affect the business climate, while there are nations with dominant systems which can be adopted by other countries. The interplay of societal, system and dominance aspects interact to influence HR practices, where adoption of HR practices is not uniform across countries. U.S. MNCs have operated in
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