Prizes & Awards
This case is amongst the top 50 most popular cases in the 50 years history of The Case Centre – 1973-2023
2016 The Case Centre Best-selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2015 The Case Centre Best-selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2014 The Case Centre Best Selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2013 The Case Centre Best Selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2012 ecch Best Selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2011 ecch Best Selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2010 ecch Best Selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2009 ecch Best Selling Case in Human Ressource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2008 ecch Best-selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2007 ecch Best-selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Winner of 2007 European Case Awards, Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour Category
2006 ecch Best-selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
2005 ecch Best-selling Case in Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
This case looks at how Lincoln Electric, the US-based company renowned for its compensation scheme, tried to implement its human resource policies globally and particularly in China.
The objective is to expose readers to some of the difficulties and myths of pushing well-worn ideas overseas. The case ends off with an important question regarding the company’s future, one that depends on its overseas strategy, of which HR is key.
- Compensation
- Cross-culture
- International expansion
- China
- Incentives
- AR1999
- RD0999
