Part I: Cultural, Comparative and Organizational Perspectives on IHRM
Laurence Romani Chapter 1: Culture and Cross-Cultural Management Chris Brewster and Wolfgang Mayrhofer Chapter 2: Comparative Human Resource Management Tony Edwards Chapter 3: The Transfer of Employment Practices across Borders in Multinational Companies Chris Rowley, Jean Qi Wei and Malcolm Warner Chapter 4: Approaches to IHRM
Part II: International Assignments and Employment Practices
B. Sebastian Reiche and Anne-Wil Harzing Chapter 5: International Assignments Damian Grimshaw, Jill Rubery and Phil Almond Chapter 6: Multinational Companies and the Host Country Environment Miguel Martinez Lucio and Robert Mackenzie Chapter 7: Regulation and Change in Global Employment Relations Vladimir Pucik, Ingmar Bjorkman, Paul Evans and Gunter K. Stahl Chapter 8: Human Resource Management in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
Part III: IHRM Policies and Practices
Ingmar Bjorkman, Paul Evans, Vladimir Pucik and Dana Minbaeva Chapter 9: Managing Knowledge in Multinational Firms Ashly H. Pinnington, Yaw A. Debrah and Christopher J. Rees Chapter 10: Training and Development: Developing Global Leaders and Expatriates Chris Rowley, Alan Nankervis and Malcolm Warner Chapter 11: Global and Local Resourcing Arup Varma and Pawan S. Budhwar Chapter 12: Global Performance Management K. Galen Kroeck and Mary Ann Von Glinow Chapter 13: Total Rewards in the International Context Fang Lee Cooke Chapter 14: Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management in the Global Context Fang Lee Cooke Chapter 15: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability through Ethical HRM
For instructors

"I enthusiastically endorse the fourth edition of IHRM. The editors are to be congratulated for recruiting the top-rated authors in this field to contribute to this volume. The chapters are up to date, insightful, and sometimes even provocative. Students, including post-grads and advanced undergraduates, as well as savvy practitioners, will benefit from reading this volume."
Neal M. Ashkanasy, Professor of Management, The University of Queensland

Anne-Wil Harzing and Ashly Pinnington’s bestselling textbook has guided thousands of students through their International Human Resource Management studies.

The fourth edition retains the critical edge, academic rigour and breadth of coverage which have established this book as the most authoritative text on the market. The new edition by our international team of experts provides an even more stimulating journey through the core curriculum, contemporary debates and emerging issues in IHRM.
New for the fourth edition:

Reduced number of chapters to allow for greater depth and an improved structure ensuring fundamental topics underpin your knowledge
Expanded coverage of Equality and Diversity, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability and Cross-Cultural Management in line with developments in the field
New Stop and Reflect feature provides an opportunity to test your understanding at regular intervals
This text comes with access to a companion website containing web links, SAGE journal articles and more.

For instructors