International Human Resource Management: Managing People in a Multinational Context » (5th Edition)

Peter J. Dowling is Professor of International Business in the School of Marketing & International Business at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His previous appointments include The University of Melbourne, Monash University, the University of Tasmania, and University of Canberra, as well as visiting appointments in the United States at Cornell University and Michigan State University, and in Germany at the University of Paderborn and the University of Bayreuth. A proven author, Dr. Dowling also co-wrote STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALISATION, 3e (Pacific Rim), HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA, 2e, and PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONS: AN INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN AUSTRALIA. In addition, he has written or co-authored more than 70 journal articles and book chapters, and serves on the editorial boards of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES, JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION, ZFP-GERMAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT REVIEW, ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES, and THUNDERBIRD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW. Dr. Dowling serves as a vice-president of the Australia & New Zealand International Business Academy, President-Elect of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM), and a Senior Research Affiliate of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University. He also is a past president of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management. He received his Ph.D. from The Flinders University of SouthAustralia.

Denice E. Welch is Professor of International Management at the Mt Eliza Business School and University of Queensland, Australia. Previous teaching appointments include the Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, and Monash University, Australia. She has held visiting positions at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland and the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Designed for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in international business or human resource management courses, Dowling (U. of Canberra) and Welch's (Mt. Eliza Business School and U. of Queensland) textbook addresses the role of human resource management (HRM) in sustaining international business. No longer a part of the discontinued International Dimensions of Business Series, the text has undergone significant restructuring. The third edition includes new materials on staffing approaches in international assignments, the key roles played by expatriates and international business travelers, and subsidiary management and HRM issues; teaching cases and exercises, a website instructor's guide, teaching aids, and other supplementary materials. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR