This exciting text tackles the issues raised by cross‎-national differences in HRM styles‎.‎ It offers a readable introduction to International HRM‎,‎ identifying a number of key themes‎:‎ the meaning of globalization and the extent to which it is a novel phenomenon‎;‎ the challenges to national traditions‎;‎ the way in which many key issues within International HRM are contested‎;‎ and the extent to which change in national systems is evident‎.‎ The book is made up of two parts‎.‎ The first part of the book examines the context of international HRM‎,‎ examining the process of globalization and the origins of the distinctiveness of national business systems‎.‎ The second part is concerned with specific issues relating to multinational organisations‎,‎ such as how and why they transfer practices across operations in different countries‎.‎ In addition‎,‎ this part tackles HR issues in international context‎,‎ such as management development‎,‎ pay and reward‎,‎ and recruitment and selection‎.‎ Ideal for undergraduates taking International HRM courses‎,‎ those taking Masters programmes in HRM‎,‎ and MBA students‎.‎ It may also be used as supplementary reading for comparative industrial relations courses that feature multinational companies‎.‎