Introduction to International Human Resource …

1 Introduction toInternationalHuman ResourceManagementEileen CrawleyStephen SwailesDavid WalshOXFORDUNIVERSITY PRESSD etailed contentsList of figures - xiiList of tables xiiiAbout the authors ' xivHow to use this book xviHow to use the Online Resource Centre xvniPARTI The context of IHRM1 What is IHRM? Definitions and perspectives 3 Introduction ""' 3 What is the study of HRM?

2 3 Definitions of HRM terms 5 International HRM in MNEs 6 Two important debates of IHRM . 8 The internationalization of organizations and IHRM 9 International mergers and acquisitions and IHRM 14 The difference between HRM and IHRM 15 The BRIC countries and IHRM 16 Current trends in IHRM 17 Overview of the contents of the book 19 Learning Approach '

3 22 Summary ' 24 Review questions 24 Further reading 242 The wider context of IHRM 27 Introduction 27 The organization and its environment 28 The organization and its geographic home 37 The macroeconomic context.

4 38 Demographic changes, immigration, and economic migration 43 The internationalization process of MNEs 45 DETAILED CONTENTS VIIS ummaryReview questionsFurther readingKey academic models, theories, and debatesIntroductionStudying IHRM: universalistic and contextual/comparative approachesThe evolution of the study of IHRMHard and soft HRMM odels of Human Resource managementThe growth of International business and managementInternational Human Resource management (IHRM) *Current themes and debates found in the IHRM literatureTwo different perspectives on IHRMS ummary 'Review questionsFurther readingUnderstanding IHRM: the cultural approachIntroductionWhat is culture?

5 Cultural concepts and the research of key authorsNational culture and expatriate adjustmentCulture and Human Resource policies and practices "SummaryReview questionsFurther readingUnderstanding IHRM: the institutional approachIntroductionInstitutional theoryInstitutional effectsPolitical economy and historical contextStages of economic developmentLegislation as a key institutional factorThe application of institutional theory to the study of MNEsSummaryReview questionsFurther reading4848495252, 52535556 586268707272737676777989919293-9396961 9799103105108114117118. 119 Viii DETAILED CONTENTS. PART II The challenges of HRM in MNEsGlobal staffing 125 Introduction , 125 Broad approaches to staffing ' 126 Recruitment and selection strategy 129 Issues in global staffing 134 Summary 144 Review questions 145 Further reading 145 International

6 Reward management " ' 148 Introduction ' 148 Employment costs and labour markets " 149 Reward philosophy and strategy # 152 Reward strategies 153 International influences on reward strategy 158 Influences on pay satisfaction 163 Summary 166 Review questions 166 Further reading.

7 167 Performance management 170 Introduction , 170 What is performance management ? 172 Performance management challenges in an MNE 175 The performance management process 178 Goal-setting and performance measurement issues 185 Performance measurement 186 Performance management outcomes 188 Repatriation issues 189 Performance management and International teams 190 Host

8 Country managers' appraisals in subsidiary companies ' 190 Summary - 191 Review questions 192 Further reading 193 DETAILED CONTENTS ix9 Training, development, and knowledge management 197 Introduction 197' Theoretical considerations: training and development context 198 Training and development issues in MNEs ' 202 Cross-cultural training < 206 Expatriate learning and careers 210 Training potential global managers.

9 212^ Women in International management 212 Knowledge management in MNEs 214 Summary , 219 Review questions a 219 Further reading . 22010 Diversity management in an International environment 224 Introduction ^ 224 Discriminatory management in the MNE 225 Equality management in the MNE 225 Diversity management in the MNE 225 Managing workforce diversity in the MNE 226 Discriminatory management : an MNE in Nigeria 227 Equality management .

10 Implications for an MNE in Nigeria . 230 Managing diversity in different nations 232 The nature and 'normality'of unequal treatment: an MNE in Zambia 232 Tackling the unequal treatment of HCNs: an MNE in Azerbaijan 234 Equality management with diversity management : global policies at Verve Oil 236 Diversity management without equality management 237 Creating a diverse workforce in the MNE 237 Challenges and limitations of managing diversity in an MNE 239 Managing gender inequalities: MNEs in India 240 Managing diversity in practice: an MNE in Finland.