International Human Resource Management: Managing People in a Multinational Context (Visit the Website) - Softcover

Dowling, Peter J.; Welch, Denice E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324318669 ISBN 13: 9780324318661

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2004

Synopsis

The new edition of this highly successful and groundbreaking text continues to cover key topics in International Human Resource Management while increasing coverage of emerging theory and issues in this area. Globalization of business is forcing managers to grapple with complex issues as they seek to gain or sustain a competitive advantage. Faced with unprecedented levels of foreign competition at home and abroad firms are beginning to recognize not only that international business is high on top management's list of priorities but that finding and nurturing the human resources required to implement an international or global strategy is of critical importance. The role of human resource management in this complex, ever-changing world is central to this book. This edition has addressed the increasing demand for added features and pedagogical aids, presented within a fresh and modern design that reflects its updated content. The book focuses on the needs of senior undergraduates and postgraduates on International Business or Human Resource Management courses. It is a core text that will be valuable to the studies of many students with a keen interest in this area.

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About the Authors

Peter J. Dowling is Professor of International Business in the School of Marketing & International Business at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His previous appointments include The University of Melbourne, Monash University, the University of Tasmania, and University of Canberra, as well as visiting appointments in the United States at Cornell University and Michigan State University, and in Germany at the University of Paderborn and the University of Bayreuth. A proven author, Dr. Dowling also co-wrote STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALISATION, 3e (Pacific Rim), HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA, 2e, and PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONS: AN INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN AUSTRALIA. In addition, he has written or co-authored more than 70 journal articles and book chapters, and serves on the editorial boards of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES, JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION, ZFP-GERMAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT REVIEW, ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES, and THUNDERBIRD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW. Dr. Dowling serves as a vice-president of the Australia & New Zealand International Business Academy, President-Elect of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM), and a Senior Research Affiliate of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University. He also is a past president of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management. He received his Ph.D. from The Flinders University of South Australia.

Denice E. Welch is Professor of International Management at the Mt Eliza Business School and University of Queensland, Australia. Previous teaching appointments include the Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, and Monash University, Australia. She has held visiting positions at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland and the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0324318669
• ISBN 13: 9780324318661
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 333