ABSTRACT
This book is about international human resource management (IHRM). That is, it is about human resource management in a global context. The conduct of business is increasingly global in scope, and managing human resources has become even more important in the successful conduct of global business. The motives for writing this book originally-to provide a professional and academic overview for an understanding of the design and implementation of IHRM policy and practice-continue in this edition. This fifth edition has also been written to update this most important but fast changing discipline. As with the previous editions, the majority of the book discusses the IHRM issues faced by multinational enterprises (MNEs) of all sizes, primarily-but not exclusively-from the perspective of the parent company or headquarters. But it also provides increasing attention to other forms of international organizations as well, such as governments, non-profits, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Since MNEs increasingly manage their workforces on a global basis, this edition not only examines global management of parent companies’ workforces, with globalized policies, shared services, and global centers of HR excellence, but also provides increased focus on management of workforces in subsidiaries, international joint ventures, and global partnerships.
