ABSTRACT
This book is about Human Resource Management (HRM) in organizations that operate in the global economy. That is, it is about the globalization of HRM (referred to in this text as International HRM or IHRM). Over the last fifty to 100 years, the economies of the world have become increasingly integrated.1 This has been driven by many forces and led by what is now referred to as the multinational enterprise (MNE). As enterprises have increased their global activity, all of their business functions have required adaptation, including human resource management. This book is about the nature of HRM in the multinational enterprise.
