What are the Factors affecting the choice between convergence and Divergence?

Few factors affecting the choice between convergence and divergence of HR policies are:

1. Diversity in workforce

2. Government policies

3. Trade unions, local customs

4. Cultural differences

5. Competitive advantage

If divergence means: the act of moving away in different directions from a common point or " having a difference of opinions / "a growing divergence of opinions"

and if this is related to HR policies I think about the following example

In principle every employee likes to receive a fair salary related to the job weight / responsibilities.If not, this could demotivate him/her and leading to tons of protests, rumors and different opinions.

So it is very important that - for example - a job grid and a salary structure is well defined, and in balance in order to avoid that employees for the same position, for the same job get a different salary.Factors affecting such a choice are:

1.a clear organization chart, 

2 well defined job description,

3 clear job evaluation process

4. frequent salary surveys to measure and define the minimum and maximum salary band of the function.

I hope this will give you an answer

The extent to which there are well-defined local norms.

 The degree to which an operating unit is embedded in the local

environment.

 The strength of the flow of resources – finance, information and people

 Between the parent and the subsidiary.

 The orientation of the parent to control.

 The nature of the industry – the extent to which it is primarily a domestic

industry at local level.

 The specific organizational competencies, including HRM, that are critical

for achieving competitive advantage in a global environment.

agree with mr. Bart Gerrits