Dowling, P. J., Festing, M., Engle Sr., A. D., International Human Resource Management (6th Edition), Cengage Learning EMEA, 2013.
| Verfasser | Wood, Jennifer F. |
| Posten | Editorial |
Dowling, P. J., Festing, M., Engle Sr., A. D., International Human Resource Management (6th Edition), Cengage Learning EMEA, 2013
1 A Capsule Summary of the Book and Its Review
The sixth edition of International Human Resource Management, which marks more than 20 years since its first edition in 1990, is a collaborative work of three senior researchers/professors from Australia, Germany, and the United States, respectively. They bring together unifying, diverse, changing, and complex perspectives about the process of balancing both the integration and differentiation of human resource activities in different countries. Specifically, they clearly demonstrate that among other variables, the "complexity involved in operating in different countries and employing different national categories of employees is a key variable differentiating domestic and international HRM, rather than any major difference between the HR activities performed" (p. 18). Thus, they acknowledge that "a consistent theme throughout this book [is] the way in which IHRM requires a broader perspective of what operating internationally involves, and a clear recognition of the range of issues pertaining to all categories of staff operating in different functional, task, and managerial capacities is essential" (p. 278).
2 Objective and Targeted Audience
The objective of the book is "to explore the implications that the process of internationalization has for the activities and policies of HRM. In particular, [the authors] are interested in how HRM is practiced in multinational enterprises (MNEs)" (p. 2).
It is accurately stated that the book is "ideal for intermediate and graduate students across all Human Resource Management programs. It can also be used alongside the majority of broad based business modules, including international management" (back cover).
3 Structure and Contents
The book, totaling 347 pages, is well structured in ten chapters. It also includes a preface, walk through tour, eight longer cases--which provide a detailed example of real-life Human Resource situations--as well as a glossary, and index.
Chapter 1, Introduction, outlines an array of material. First, the scope of the book is discussed. Among the three broad approaches that categorize the field of international HRM--(1) cross-cultural management, (2) comparative industrial relations, and (3) HRM in multinational firms--the author team focuses on the third approach. The chapter provides an overview...
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