Globalizing International Human Resource Management

ISBN-13: 9780415568586 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 264 str.

Chris Rowley

Opis

This edited book, in twelve chapters on covers a wide range of regional and national cultures, as well as perspectives, exploring how these might shape both theory and practice in the field of international human resource management.

Spis treści

Introduction: globalizing international human resource management. CHRIS ROWLEY & MALCOLM WARNER. 1 International human resource management: a North American perspective, a thematic update and suggestions for future research. RANDALL S. SCHULER & IBRAIZ TARIQUE. 2 Human resource management with ‘Asian’ characteristics: a hybrid people-management system in East Asia. YING ZHU, MALCOLM WARNER & CHRIS ROWLEY. 3 Comparative HRM: European views and perspectives. CHRIS BREWSTER. 4 Vertical integration of corporate management in international firms: implementation of HRM and the asset specificities of firms in China. YANNI YAN, JOHN CHILD & CHAN YAN CHONG. 5 What drives adoption of innovative SHRM practices in Indian organizations? ASHOK SOM. 6 Building flexibility into multi-national human resource strategy: a study of four South African multi-national enterprises. ALBERT WO¨ CKE, MIKE BENDIXEN & RASOAVA RIJAMAMPIANINA. 7 Globalization of HR at function level: four UK-based case studies of the international recruitment and selection process. PAUL R. SPARROW. 8 The human resource challenge to outward foreign direct investment aspirations from emerging economies: the case of China. ROSALIE L. TUNG. 9 The prospect for gender diversity in Japanese employment. JOHN BENSON, MASAE YUASA & PHILIPPE DEBROUX. 10 The impact of culture on HRM styles and firm performance: evidence from Japanese parents, Japanese subsidiaries/joint ventures and South Asian local companies. M. KHASRO MIAH & ALLAN BIRD. 11 Introducing the impact of technology: a ‘neo-contingency’ HRM Anglo-French comparison. JACOBO RAMIREZ & MARIANELA FORNERINO.

O autorze

Chris Rowley is a Professor at the Cass Business School at City University, London, and is Editor of the journal Asia Pacific Business Review. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Personnel Review. He has consultancy experience with unions, business enterprises and government departments and is a respected author.

Malcolm Warner is at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK.