Abstract
In this globalised world IT industries have gained competitive advantage over their competitors through Human capital. To manage such human assets, we require vibrant HR practices amongst such industries. Many researchers have identified the importance of culture in developing suitable HRM practices. This empirical research is to make an attempt to study the influence of culture on HRM practices in IT industries, Bangalore. To study the influence The Model of Cultural Fit (Aycan, Sonha & Kanungo 1999) was adopted with three main variables such as Social – cultural dimensions, Employee related assumptions & HRM practices. The results indicates that cultural dimensions of paternalism and power distance has a positive influence on HRM practices such as Job Design, Supervision & Control& Performance reward Contingency.
Keywords
HRM practices, The Model of Cultural Fit, Job Design, Supervision & Control, Performance reward Contingency and Paternalism and Power distance