...' impact on HRM. Findings The synthesis highlights several key impacts on the future of work: the transformative power of technological advancements, particularly AI and other new technologies; the challenges posed by globalization and shifting demographics; the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic...

... firms in Canada and the USA in 2009, following the global financial crisis. The qualitative findings were analyzed using the NVivo software (version 8) package. Findings The research findings suggest that many North American multinational firms recognize the value of this new interpretation of HRM...

...Wesley A. Scroggins; Philip G. Benson; Wesley A. Scroggins; Philip G. Benson Purpose The purpose of this article is to introduce the special issue which considers the impact that the global world has had on the profession of HRM. Design/methodology/approach In June 2009, the International...

...Wesley A. Scroggins; Philip G. Benson; Julie Cogin; Alan Fish Purpose Cross border managers are an important feature of the global economy . Despite this, research evidence suggests that the primary selection criteria for cross border managers are technical expertise and domestic business...

...Ying Zhu; Malcolm Warner Purpose This paper examines the challenges facing China's employment relations after its WTO accession and consequently, the implications for further reform. Design/methodology/approach Theoretical questions are considered in relation to the debate on globalization vs...

...Chris Brewster; Vesa Suutari; Chris Brewster; Vesa Suutari Purpose This paper introduces this special issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper examines some of the key themes in global human resource management. Findings By reviewing, briefly, the existing literature in these areas...

...Chris Brewster; Vesa Suutari; Eeva Kohonen Purpose International assignments, which are used as an integral part of global management development, are challenging in terms of one's managerial competencies and self‐concept. However, not much is known about how managers develop during international...

...David Wan; Tak Kee Hui; Linda Tiang Singapore is a cosmopolitan city. With the rapid globalisation of businesses and the government's call for Singapore companies to “go global”, to what extent are Singaporeans ready to take up foreign assignments? Location‐related factors have often been cited...

...Mark Rix Jan   Aart Scholte . Globalization: A Critical Introduction . Basingstoke : Macmillan   2000 . 361 pp. , ISBN: 0‐333‐66022‐6   AU$ 47.00 (paperback) © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Globalization Supraterritoriality Flexibilization The spectacular...

... in their UK subsidiaries, whilst at the same time developing comprehensive direct human resource management employee involvement schemes to complement, rather than substitute collective ER. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Globalization Employee relations Germany Human resource management Against...

...Derek Torrington; Nigel Holden The greatest challenge for management of human resources in the 1990s is to place their local actions in a framework of global thought and strategy. Focusing on Britain, France, the US, Japan and Germany,outlines the cultural differences in management practices around...