International human resource management

Part 1 Cultural, comparative and organizational perspectives on ihrm 1. Culture and Cross-Cultural Management / Laurence Romani-- 2. Comparative Human Resource Management / Chris Brewster, Wolfgang Mayrhofer-- 3. The Transfer of Employment Practices across Borders in Multinational Companies / Tony Edwards-- 4. Approaches to International Human Resource Management / Chris Rowley, Jean Qi Wei, Malcolm Warner-- Part 2 International assignment and employment practices-- 5. International Assignments / B. Sebastian Reiche, Anne-Wil Harzing-- 6. Multinational Companies and the Host Country Environment / Damian Grimshaw, Jill Rubery, Phil Almond-- 7. Regulation and Multinational Corporations: The Changing Context of Global Employment Relations / Miguel Martinez Lucio, Robert MacKenzie-- 8. Human Resource Management in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions / Vladimir Pucik ... [et al.]-- Part 3 Ihrm policies and practices-- 9. Managing Knowledge in Multinational Firms / Ingmar Bjorkman ... [et al.]-- 10. Training and Development: Developing Global Leaders and Expatriates / Ashly H. Pinnington, Yaw A. Debrab, Christopher J. Rees-- 11. Global and Local Resourcing / Chris Rowley, Alan Nankervis, Malcolm Warner-- 12. Global Performance Management / Arup Varma, Pawan S. Budhwar-- 13. Total Rewards in the International Context / K. Galen Kroeck, Mary Ann Von Glinow-- 14. Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management in the Global Context / Fang Lee Cooke-- 15. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability through Ethical HRM practices / Fang Lee Cooke.--

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