International human resource management : managing people in a multinational context [printed text] / Peter Dowling, Author ; Marion Festing, Author ; Allen D. Engle, Author  . -  5th Edition . - Mason, Ohio : Thomson South-Western, 2008 . - xvi, 368 p. : ill (col) ; 26cm.
ISBN : 978-1-84480-542-6

Class number:	658.3
Abstract:	This text focuses on the choices that confront multinational enterprises in human resource management and some factors to consider in making those choices.
Contents note:	Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The organizational context; Chapter 3: The context of cross-border alliances and SMEs; Chapter 4: Staffing international operations for sustained global growth; Chapter 5: Recruiting and selecting staff for international assignments; Chapter 6: International training and development; Chapter 7: International compensation; Chapter 8. Re-entry and career issues; Chapter 9: IHRM in the host country context; Chapter 10: International industrial relations; Chapter 11: Performance management; Chapter 12: IHRM trends: complexity, challenges and choices in the future; Cases: 1. Spanning the globe; 2. Quality compliance at the Hawthorn Arms; 3. Jaguar or Bluebird? (A) Mark Chan’s decision to stay overseas or return home after his expatriate assignment; 4. Jaguar or Bluebird?(B) Mark Chan returns home after his expatriate assignment; 5. Wolfgang's balancing act: rewarding healthcare executives in a dispersed yet integrated firm; 6. Strategic forecasts and staffing formulation: executive and managerial planning for Bosch-Kazakhstan; 7. Norge Electronics (Portugal) SA;