Context-specific understandings of uncertainty: a focus on people management practices in Mongolia
Book chapter
Manalsuren, S., Michalski, M and Sliwa, M (2022). Context-specific understandings of uncertainty: a focus on people management practices in Mongolia. in: Wood, G., Demirbag, M., Kwong, C. and Cooke, F.L (ed.) International HRM in an Uncertain World London Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group). pp. 32-59
Authors | Manalsuren, S., Michalski, M and Sliwa, M |
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Editors | Wood, G., Demirbag, M., Kwong, C. and Cooke, F.L |
Abstract | This chapter addresses the link between local understandings of uncertainty and people management practices in the under-researched and uncertain context of Mongolia. It draws on a qualitative, interpretive study of 34 top and middle managers with people management responsibilities in Mongolian organisations. We put forward the concept of a ‘mindset about uncertainty’ for examining Mongolian practitioners’ understandings of and responses to the uncertainty inherent in the country’s institutional environment. We identify four elements of the Mongolian mindset about uncertainty: (1) belief that impermanence is natural; (2) consideration of uncertainty as normal; (3) framing of uncertainty as positive; and (4) emphasis on flexibility in adapting to changing circumstances. We discuss this approach to dealing with uncertainty as a potentially valuable source of learning for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and International Human Resource Development (IHRD) practitioners in unstable environments. |
Keywords | mindset, uncertainty, people management, Mongolia |
Page range | 32-59 |
Year | 2022 |
Book title | International HRM in an Uncertain World |
Publisher | Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) |
File | License File Access Level Open |
Place of publication | London |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN | 9781003316749 |
Publication dates | |
28 Nov 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | Sep 2022 |
Deposited | 12 Mar 2024 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003316749 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003316749/international-hrm-uncertain-world-geoffrey-wood-mehmet-demirbag-caleb-kwong-fang-lee-cooke |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/96530
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