The fourth edition brings together leading academics to explore all of the key areas of the curriculum as well as the most important contemporary and emerging issues and debates. The new edition offers an even more stimulating and focused journey through the field with: * New chapters on Managing Diversity and Cross-Cultural Management in line with developments * New stop and reflect boxes and end of chapter discussion questions to test your understanding * Additional international case studies including examples from emerging markets This text comes with access to a companion website containing web links, SAGE journal articles and more.
Part I: Cultural, Comparative and Organizational Perspectives on IHRM Chapter 1: Culture and Cross-Cultural Management - Laurence Romani Chapter 2: Comparative Human Resource Management - Chris Brewster and Wolfgang Mayrhofer Chapter 3: The Transfer of Employment Practices across Borders in Multinational Companies - Tony Edwards Chapter 4: Approaches to IHRM - Chris Rowley, Jean Qi Wei and Malcolm Warner Part II: International Assignments and Employment Practices Chapter 5: International Assignments - B. Sebastian Reiche and Anne-Wil Harzing Chapter 6: Multinational Companies and the Host Country Environment - Damian Grimshaw, Jill Rubery and Phil Almond Chapter 7: Regulation and Change in Global Employment Relations - Miguel Martinez Lucio and Robert Mackenzie Chapter 8: Human Resource Management in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions - Vladimir Pucik, Ingmar Bjorkman, Paul Evans and Gunter K. Stahl Part III: IHRM Policies and Practices Chapter 9: Managing Knowledge in Multinational Firms - Ingmar Bjorkman, Paul Evans, Vladimir Pucik and Dana Minbaeva Chapter 10: Training and Development: Developing Global Leaders and Expatriates - Ashly H. Pinnington, Yaw A. Debrah and Christopher J. Rees Chapter 11: Global and Local Resourcing - Chris Rowley, Alan Nankervis and Malcolm Warner Chapter 12: Global Performance Management - Arup Varma and Pawan S. Budhwar Chapter 13: Total Rewards in the International Context - K. Galen Kroeck and Mary Ann Von Glinow Chapter 14: Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management in the Global Context - Fang Lee Cooke Chapter 15: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability through Ethical HRM - Fang Lee Cooke