The competitive forces generated by globalization act to promote the cross-national diffusion of human resource management 'best practices'. This book contains papers from authors in Europe, Asia, Africa, and US who explore diffusion in a variety of natio

1. The challenge of talent management -- 2. The need for a paradigm shift -- 3. Strategies for hiring talent -- 4. A guide to talent selection -- 5. Managing employee engagement -- 6. Getting the best out of talent -- 7. The challenge of differentiating talent -- 8. Succession planning and...

This book presents Human Resource Management (HRM) as a tool for improving the performance of organizations in developing and transitional countries. It does this through the presentation of an integrated model of human resource management, informed by the practical realities of applying such a...