"We are reminded daily of the globally interconnected business world in which we live. Events on one side of the globe reverberate instantaneously in the other. Globalization has many effects, but one of the most important is the dramatic increase in the opportunity and need to interact with...

With increasing globalization comes the need to understand human resource management (HRM) more broadly across countries, cultures, institutions, and organizational types. Designed to help readers explore and understand the key concepts and latest research behind the strategic management of...

Introduction: the challenging role of the global manager -- Describing culture : what it is and where it comes from -- Comparing cultures : systematically describing cultural differences -- How culture works : fundamentals of cross-cultural interaction -- The manager as decision maker :...