Customer review
'This excellent book will prove to be most valuable for postgraduate and undergraduate international HRM students as well as CIPD members more generally. It is very comprehensive in compass and coverage while being interesting and fluently written by a group of internationally renowned scholars.'
Professor Michael Poole, Cardiff Business School, UK, and
Editor of the International Journal of Human Resource Management
'The emphasis on national cultures, Comparative HRM and new developments in the role of the HR function is a distinctive contribution to the field and will be a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners and students interested in the field of International HRM.'
Peter J. Dowling, Professor of International Business, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
'This highly readable book...is based on sound theory and contains the latest international research, but also provides the reader with a wealth of interesting examples. I warmly recommend this well-organised and tightly written overview of International HRM to students, professionals and managers!'
Professor Ingmar Björkman, Department of Management and Organization, Swedish School of Economics (Hanken), Finland
This second edition of International HRM is superb! The authors combine their vast years of experience in teaching, researching, practising and consulting into fifteen well-written chapters that cover everything important in international human resource management. The chapters are extremely complete in their coverage of culture, comparative human resource management and managing multinational enterprises. Although there is a special chapter on the HR function, all the chapters contain very useful information for HR professionals, as well as HR faculty and students, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. I highly recommend this book!
Professor Randall S. Schuler, Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey, USA
'I am amazed how much is contained in such a relatively small book. Apart from reading the IHRM journal and seeking out original sources a student would be able to get a very good overview as well as an in-depth perspective on IHRM. I would say that this critically engaging book is the best in its field.'
Dr David Vickers, Lancashire Business School,
University of Central Lancashire, UK
'This is an excellent and timely book. The authors - themselves key figures in the field - unfold an impressive picture of international and comparative HRM by analysing core areas of HRM from a global perspective. Highly recommendable!'
Professor Wolfgang Mayrhofer,
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria
'This second edition...nicely brings together and presents the core themes in the field. It provides an excellent and refreshing critical perspective to both on-going debates and research in the field and also some clear indications for the future of international and comparative HRM. I would strongly recommend this book to students, researchers and practitioners.'
Professor Pawan Budhwar,
Aston Business School, UK