News and Announcements from the Center for International Human Resource Studies
Submit your abstract for the 7th Global Conference on International Human Resource Management organized by CIHRS and hosted by University of Cyprus!
May 21-22, 2026
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, February 2, 2026
Featured Publication
Overcoming legitimacy challenges of novel HRM practices during internationalization: The case of two food-delivery platforms
Alex Veen, Jeroen Meijerink, Tom Barratt, Anne Keegan, Caleb Goods
Food-delivery platforms seemingly confound the organizational logic that firms, upon internationalization, must gain legitimacy. We contribute to the literature on HRM in multinational enterprises by studying how Deliveroo and Uber Eats expanded into Australia and the Netherlands. Using an organizational legitimacy lens, we trace how these platforms navigate the legitimacy challenges arising from their business models based on ‘HRM without employment’. Our longitudinal time-sensitive qualitative case study design reveals how the platforms dynamically reconfigure their HRM activities and shadowbox with regulators. Rather than pursuing outright legitimacy, they seek to ‘buy time’, to establish local footprints, and, where possible, institutionally innovate.
CIHRS is Seeking Visiting Scholars
CIHRS provides opportunities for scholars engaged in research matching our international HRM agenda by supporting a visiting scholars program. To apply for a visiting scholar position, please submit a full CV and cover letter, clearly explaining how you could see your research contributing to the vision of CIHRS.
Applications can be emailed to cihrs@psu.edu at any time. Please note that visiting positions do not have any financial support, and applicants must provide evidence of how their visit would be fully funded.