Managing a Global Workforce Challenges and Opportunities in International Human Resource Management

This new edition of Managing a Global Workforce provides balanced and contemporary coverage of human resource management in the international marketplace. Directed at future general managers and international executives rather than HR specialists, it is designed to help students as well as professionals recognize the critical human resource issues underlying the cultural and economic challenges they face. The books approach is global in nature and does not focus solely on the experience of expatriates. The book recognizes contemporary trends in the global business arena, including the growing use of contingent workers, strategic alliances and offshore outsourcing arrangements and the need to have an active influence on (if not managing directly) the workforce in these new organizational relationships. The book serves as a text for courses in international human resource management and is also a useful reference for managers and human resource practitioners.Key changes in the second edition include:New insights and findings from current scholarly research publicationsNew end-of-chapter short cases that stimulate class discussions pertinent to chapter topicsNew topics, ideas and illustrations featuring current issues and challenges, such as the global economic crisisupdated Internet resource references for each chapter providing enriching, current student learning applications.Table of Contents:Introduction and OverviewCultural Foundations of International Human Resource ManagementChanges and Challenges in the Global Labor MarketThe Key Role of International HRM in Successful MNC StrategyGlobal Human Resource PlanningGlobal StaffingGlobal Workforce Training and DevelopmentManaging International AssignmentsGlobal Workforce Performance ManagementCompensation for a Global WorkforceGlobal Employee RelationsName IndexSubject Index