Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior

by Reiche; B Sebastian

• ISBN13: 9780415892988
• ISBN10: 0415892988
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-14
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, 5th Editionexamines cross-cultural interactions between people and cultures and human resource systems in a wide variety of regions throughout the world. This is truly a Global collection. Features include: * new readings and case studies positioned alongside trusted #xE2;#xAC;#xDC;tried and true#xE2;#xAC;" readings and cases from past editions * a companion website featuring supplemental material and teaching notes to enhance instructors#xE2;#xAC;" abilities to use the readings and cases with their students. Written to enable students to meet the international challenges that face them everyday and to sensitize them to the complexity of human resource issues in the era of globalization, this text is a vital resource for all those studying international human resource management.

Author Biography

Gnter K. Stahl is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD. Mark E. Mendenhall is the J. Burton Frierson Chair of Excellence in Business Leadership at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Gary R. Oddou is a Professor at California State University-San Marcos. He teaches Leadership in a Global Context, Managing in Different Cultures, International Business Management, and International Human Resource Management.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Preface: The White-Water Rapids of International Human Resource Management: Robin Earl's Dilemma	p. xiii
List of Contributors	p. xxii
The Context of IHRM: Challenges, Strategies, and External Forces	p. 1
Readings
Putting the Challenges of International Human Resource Management into Perspective	p. 3
Managing Global Talent Challenges with Global Talent Management Initiatives	p. 24
Localisation: Societies, Organisations and Employees	p. 45
Cases
Peter Hanson: Building a World-Class Product Development Centre for Hi Tech Systems in China	p. 62
Socometal: Rewarding African Workers	p. 71
Four Seasons Goes to Paris	p. 74
Cross-National and Global Leadership	p. 105
Readings
Developing Global Leadership Capabilities and Global Mindset: A Review	p. 107
In The Eye of the Beholder: Cross-Cultural Lessons in Leadership From Project Globe	p. 131
Multicultural Individuals: What Can They Bring to Global Organizations?	p. 167
Cases
Computex Corporation	p. 185
Johannes Van Den Bosch Sends an Email	p. 188
Carlos Ghosn: Leader without Borders	p. 190
Training, Performance Management, Appraisal, and Compensation Issues for Global Managers	p. 209
Readings
Changing Patterns of Global Staffing in the Multinational Enterprise: Challenges to the Conventional Expatriate Assignment and Emerging Alternatives	p. 211
Expatriate Performance Appraisal: Problems and Solutions	p. 236
A Local Perspective to Expatriate Success: Executive Overview	p. 246
Cases
Fred Bailey: An Innocent Abroad	p. 269
Recruiting a Manger for Brb Israel	p. 276
Andreas Weber's Reward for Success in an International Assignment: A Return to an Uncertain Future	p. 282
People Issues in International Teams, Alliances, Mergers, and Acquisitions	p. 287
Readings
Managing Multicultural Teams	p. 289
Cultural Diversity in Cross-Border Alliances	p. 299
Human Resource Management Issues in International Mergers and Acquisitions	p. 320
Cases
A Marriage of Reason: Renault and Nissan's Global Strategic Alliance	p. 341
Lenovo-Ibm: Bridging Cultures, Languages, and Time Zones	p. 351
Guangdong Electronics	p. 366
Global Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Management of Diversity	p. 381
Readings
When is Different Just Different, and When is Different Wrong?	p. 383
Frameworks for Teaching and Learning Business Ethics within the Global Context: Background of Ethical Theories	p. 397
Stereotype Threat at Work	p. 410
Cases
Changmai Corporation	p. 434
Olivia Francis	p. 442
Levi Strauss & Co.: Addressing Child Labour in Bangladesh	p. 446
Index	p. 459
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