Weaving theory and practice, this comprehensive textbook has been thoroughly revised to feature a wealth of new case studies, revised material and content, and an updated website for extra learning support. List of illustrations -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- IHRM in action -- List of vignettes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- pt. I. Introduction to International Human Resource Management : the context -- 1. The globalization of human resource management -- The internationalization of business -- The internationalization of human resource management -- Strategic international human resource management -- The evolving international human resource function -- Conclusion -- 2. Creating the international organization : strategy and structure -- Global organizational structure -- Choice of method for entry into international business -- Organizational structure and design -- International human resource management and global organizational design -- Research on the structure and performance of the multinational enterprise -- The global learning organization : the tie that binds -- Conclusion -- 3. International human resource management and culture -- The nature and importance of culture -- Country culture versus company culture -- Cultural convergence and/or divergence -- Research in international human resource management -- Impact of culture on international human resource management -- Conclusion -- 4. Global employment law, industrial relations, and international ethics -- The institutional context of international business -- The global legal and regulatory context of the multinational enterprise -- International labor relations -- The international framework of ethics -- Conclusion -- pt. II. International Human Resource Management in the multinational enterprise : policies and practices -- 5. Global talent management and staffing -- Global work force planning and forecasting -- Staffing the multinational enterprise : an introduction -- Staffing with international assignees -- Host country nationals -- Third country nationals -- Immigration law -- Conclusion -- 6. Training and management development in the multinational enterprise -- Training in the multinational enterprise -- Issues related to global training and development -- Virtual and global teams -- Global leadership development -- Development of a global mind-set -- Cross-cultural preparation for international assignees -- Knowledge management in the multinational enterprise -- Conclusion -- 7. Global compensation, benefits, and taxes -- Global remuneration in the multinational enterprise -- Compensation and benefits for international assignees -- Global compensation and benefits management in the multinational enterprise -- Conclusion -- 8. International employee performance management -- The concept of performance management -- Performance management in the multinational enterprise -- Performance management of international assignees -- Conclusion -- 9. The well-being of the global work force, global human resource information systems, and the structure of today's international human resource management -- The well-being of the global work force -- Global human resource support services and information systems -- Structure of global human resources -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Author index -- Subject index