Managing the global workforce

This concise text takes on the principal issues involved in the management of a global workforce, and is designed as a useful guide for short executive courses. It features new, up-to-date coverage of several stages of global development for organizations. The authors present three ways to organize the HR Function world-wide; set out cross-border differences in employment laws; include 'the strategic global assignment process' - self-assessment of global competence; and conclude by mapping future developments in field. It represents a key text for undergraduates, MBA students, and management/HRM researchers alike.