Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization's employees. As the need for effective and top staff rises, Managing the Global Workforce provides the most up to date and topical information on accessing human resource management....

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...

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...