International Human Resource Management, 6th Edition

Introduction

DOI: 10.4324/9780429441462-1

This book is about international human resource management (IHRM). That is, it is about human resource management (HRM) in a global context. The conduct of business is increasingly global in scope, and managing human resources (HR) 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 sixth 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 ...