“…First, the transfer of common HRM practices can be viewed as a specific instance of HQ-subsidiary relations (Ferner, Edwards & Tempel, 2012). Many MNEs tend to regard pay and performance management as central to their employment systems and are likely to adopt a highly centralized approach (Almond, Edwards, Colling, Ferner, Gunnigle, Muller-Camen, Wächter, 2005).…”