Introduction: globalizing international human resource management

Abstract

In this Introduction, we have sought to explain the rationales in putting together a ‘Special Issue’ on Globalizing International Human Resource Management (IHRM). These include, first, coverage of as wide a range of regional and national cultures as possible; second, presentation of as wide a set as perspectives as possible; and last, discussion of how these may shape both theory and practice in the field.

Keywords:

• Asia
• Europe
• foreign direct investment (FDI)
• globalization
• human resources (HR)
• human resource management (HRM)
• international HRM (IHRM)
• multi-national corporations (MNCs)
• North America
• strategic HRM (SHRM)