Of critical importance, the model highlights the
mediating role played by human resource practices
and supports theories of IHRM that propose that HR
practices can be used to align MNE goals and objectives
with host-country affiliate dynamics (Butler & Teagarden,
1993; Teagarden, Butler, & Von Glinow, 1992).
IHRM has the important task of implementing practices
that strategically deal with the challenges provided by
the foreign environment (culture-specific practices).