This essay employs a visual approach to explore some of the ways that spatial practices become markers of a globalising and glocalizing world. Images are offered that reflect some of the symbolic competition created by more and less recent migrants as they lay claim to ‘contested terrains’...

This paper explores image-making efforts in the city of Doha. A multi-layered critical discussion is employed and articulated in a number of procedures that include conceptualizing theoretical underpinnings for understanding image making in terms of contextual and critical approaches,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify some of the legal issues that HR professionals may face when seconding talent internationally for work assignments and offer advice on how to overcome the challenges involved. Design/methodology/approach – Best practices are outlined to help...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the issues of knowledge transfer in international strategic alliance within Hero Moto Corp. Ltd., an Indian multinational company. International Strategic alliances have been increasing in numbers in the past decades and transfer of knowledge and its...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is looking at Feel Good Management as a valuable tool to shape workplace culture and drive employee happiness: a low cost but priceless strategy for engaging a global workforce. Design/methodology/approach – A look back at Feel Good Management in practice...

Purpose Increasingly chaotic markets are prompting manufacturers to look for new ways to bolster their bottom lines and win in a competitive business world. While the majority of efforts revolve around streamlining manufacturing processes or maintenance procedures, human resource management also...

“Going global” is one of the guiding business imperatives of the new century. But what does it mean? There is no magic formula for going global, or even a clear definition of what the characteristics of a truly global organization are. This article summarizes two studies by Deloitte Touche...