Abstract:

It is observed that the human resources management practices were undergoing a change in the course of the globalization process, that personnel affairs were still being carried out while importance of some currently employed practices were increasing, and that new concepts were emerging. The aim of this study is to show the transformation of establishments in the course of globalization process, their orientation level to human resources practices and the effects of that transformation on the said orientation during the globalization process. For that, labor demand and operational practices of 65 joint stock corporations in Kayseri Organized Industrial Zone, level of change in their service/manufacturing technologies, their orientation level to human resources practices that emerged or gained importance in the course of the globalization process were studied through survey method. Findings supported the positive relationship between “technological developments emerging from the global effects and transformation in human resources practices” mentioned in the study. It was seen that some of the existing practices increased in importance with the globalization, new concepts and practices emerged and such changes resulted in changes in managerial perceptions of establishments

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