Strategic international human resource management

Abstract

This chapter starts with a discussion of strategic international human resource management models. It then focuses on the practical implementations of specific human resource policies in an international environment. It suggests human resource management strategies to manage expatriate managers as well as highlights best practices for expatriate and local staffing, recruitment and planning. It recognises the complexities of adaptation of expatriate dual-career couples and women managers and provides examples of managerial interest in international assignments. It explores cross-cultural training of expatriates, complexities of performance evaluation for expatriates and discusses issues in designing an international compensation policy.