Going Global : Practical Applications and Recommendations for HR and OD Professionals in the Global Workplace

by Kyle Lundby; With: Jeffrey Jolton; Foreword by: Allen I. Kraut

• ISBN13: 9780470626481
• ISBN10: 0470626488
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Pfeiffer

Summary

This book uses the employee lifecycle as an underlying organizing framework and examines critical phases in I/O practice and the employee lifecycle (e.g., selection/placement, performance management/development, ongoing organizational performance). It also shows how they are manifested in a global and culture-spanning space. The book showcases various sets of I/O practices that are firmly grounded in good science. Throughout the book, practical advice is offered by those who have engaged clients globally in each of these phases. This resource is written for global I/O faculty and practitioners, students, and HR professionals.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

About the Contributors

Navigating the Complexities of a Global Organization

Culture: Values, Beliefs, Perceptions, Norms and Behaviors

Multicultural Teams: Critical Team Processes and Guidelines

HR in the Global Workplace

Recruitment in a Global Workplace

Global Selection: Selection in International Contexts

On-Boarding in a Global Workplace

Developing Leadership in Global Organizations

Strategic Surveying in the Global Marketplace and the Role of Vitality Measures

Best Practices for Training Intercultural Competence in Global Organizations

Creating Infectious Change in Global Organizations: Applying Psychology to Large-Scale Planned Interventions

Maximizing the Success and Retention of International Assignees

Work and Family in a Global Context

About the Editor

Index

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