International Human Resource Management: Policies & Practices for the Global Enterprise (人力資源管理)

This essential book provides a thorough foundation for anyone studying or working in international human resource management. Featuring data and examples from international business, consulting practice, academic research, and interviews with IHRM managers in multinational and global organizations, it covers almost everything that is currently known in the field. The approach offers both a theoretical and practical treatment of this important and evolving area, relying heavily on the authors’ varied and international backgrounds.

Thoroughly updated and revised, this third edition includes learning objectives, key terms, discussion questions, and end-of-chapter vignettes for application of the ideas in the text. It is designed to lead readers through all of the key topics in a highly engaging and approachable way. The language is very ‘reader-friendly’ and it is global in scope and examples. The book focuses on IHRM within multinational enterprises (MNEs) from throughout the world, featuring topics including:



globalization of business and HRM
global strategy and structure
global HR planning and forecasting
global talent management
global training and management development
global compensation and benefits
global employee performance management
new trends in international HRM.


Uncovering precisely why IHRM is important for success, this outstanding textbook provides an essential foundation for an understanding of the theory and practice of IHRM. It is essential reading for all students, lecturers and IHRM professionals.

Dennis R. Briscoe is Professor (retired) of International Human Resource Management at the University of San Diego, California, where he taught for 30 years.
Randall S. Schuler is Professor of Strategic International Human Resource at the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, and Research Professor at GSBA Zurich, Switzerland.
Lisbeth Claus is a Professor of Global HR at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management of Willamette University, Salem, Oregon.

1. The Globalization of Human Resource Management 2. Creating the International Organization: Strategy and Structure 3. IHRM and Culture 4. Global Employment Law, Industrial Relations and International Ethics 5. Global Talent Management and Staffing 6. Training and Management Development in the Multinational Enterprise 7. Global Compensation, Benefits and Taxes 8. International Employee Performance Management 9. Well Being of the Global Workforce, Global HRIS, and Structure of Today’s IHRM