Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contributors -- About the editors -- Contents -- PART I Historical and evolutionary perspective -- 1. The changing nature of work, employment and flexibility -- 2. Exploring the shifting landscape of work and employment: the interplay between technology, flexibility,...

"This edited volume builds on the previously published Self-Initiated Expatriation: Individual, Organizational, and National Perspectives, which served to give in-depth insights into the concept and the processes of self-initiated expatriation and presented different groups undertaking...

The Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management provides a theoretical, practical and regional analysis of comparative HRM. This book, edited by two specialists on comparative HRM and written by leading experts on each topic and from each region, explores the range of different...

Globalization and international hrm theory -- Drivers of globalization and patterns of response for multinational enterprizes around the world -- Multiple layers of globalization within the MNE -- Global HRM strategies and structures -- Strategic objectives -- Building global capabilities across...

1. Institutions and firm level HRM practice / Geoffrey Wood, Chris Brewster and Michael Brookes -- 2. Researching comparative institutional contexts / Michael Brookes. [et al.] -- 3. Understanding contextual differences in employee resourcing / Geoffrey Wood. [et al.] -- 4. Variations in...