International human resource management (IHRM) is a key area of research in the sphere of international business and management. Described as a field in its infancy in the 1980s, IHRM has quickly advanced through adolescence and into maturity. Today, it is a vibrant and diverse discipline which...

Introduction / Tony Edwards and Chris Rees -- The context for international HRM -- Globalization, national systems and multinational companies / Chris Rees and Tony Edwards -- National employment systems and international HRM / Phil Almond -- The European Union : a case of advanced regional...