International experience, attitudes toward women and the adoption of supportive HR practices

Underpinned by upper echelons theory, this study examines a mediated model to understand the link between human resource ( HR ) managers’ international experience and the adoption of supportive HR practices, and whether their attitudes towards women as managers and anticipated affective reactions mediate this link. Structural equation modelling based on a sample of 183 organisations in Bangladesh reveals that HR managers’ international...