List Books » International Human Resource Management: Policy and Practice for Multinational Enterprises
Authors: Dennis Briscoe
ISBN-13: 9780415773515, ISBN-10: 0415773512
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: October 2008
Edition: 3rd Edition
Dennis R. Briscoe is Professor (retired) of International Human Resource Management at the University of San Diego, California, where he taught for 30 years.
Randall S. Schuler is Professor of Strategic International Human Resource at the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, and Research Professor at GSBA Zurich, Switzerland.
Lisbeth Claus is a Professor of Global HR at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management of Willamette University, Salem, Oregon.
This essential book provides a thorough foundation for anyone studying or working in international human resource management. Featuring data and examples from international business, consulting practice, academic research, and interviews with IHRM managers in multinational and global organizations, it covers almost everything that is currently known in the field. The approach offers both a theoretical and practical treatment of this important and evolving area, relying heavily on the authors’ varied and international backgrounds.
Thoroughly updated and revised, this third edition includes learning objectives, key terms, discussion questions, and end-of-chapter vignettes for application of the ideas in the text. It is designed to lead readers through all of the key topics in a highly engaging and approachable way. The language is very ‘reader-friendly’ and it is global in scope and examples. The book focuses on IHRM within multinational enterprises (MNEs) from throughout the world, featuring topics including:
Uncovering precisely why IHRM is important for success, this outstanding textbook provides an essential foundation for an understanding of the theory and practice of IHRM. It is essential reading for all students, lecturers and IHRM professionals.
Ch. 1 | International business and international human resource management | 11 |
Ch. 2 | Strategic international human resource management | 35 |
Ch. 3 | Organizational structure and design in the multinational enterprise | 65 |
Ch. 4 | Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures and alliances | 86 |
Ch. 5 | Country culture and MNE culture | 113 |
Ch. 6 | Global employment law, and labor relations | 137 |
Ch. 7 | Global ethics and labor standards | 175 |
Ch. 8 | Global workforce planning, forecasting, and staffing the multinational enterprise | 201 |
Ch. 9 | Staffing the global enterprise : selection of international assignees | 229 |
Ch. 10 | Training and management development in the global enterprise | 261 |
Ch. 11 | Global compensation, benefits and taxes | 305 |
Ch. 12 | International performance management for international assignees and foreign managers | 352 |
Ch. 13 | Health, safety, and crisis management in the global enterprise | 374 |
Ch. 14 | The IHR department and the role and future of IHRM | 395 |
Integrative cast study : Lincoln Electric in China | 420 |