Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management

B. Sebastian Reiche is a Professor of Managing People in Organizations at IESE Business School, Spain. Günter K. Stahl is Professor of International Management, Chair of the Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business, and Co-Director of the Center for Sustainability Transformation and Responsibility at WU Vienna, Austria. Mark E. Mendenhall is the J. Burton Frierson Chair of Excellence in Business Leadership in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, USA. Gary R. Oddou is Professor Emeritus of International Management and former Director of the Global Business Management program at California State University, San Marcos, USA.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors

B. Sebastian Reiche, Günter K. Stahl, Mark E. Mendenhall, and Gary R. Oddou Introduction: Christine Tseng’s Journey through Difficult International HRM Terrain

PART I

The Context of IHRM: Challenges, Strategies, and External Forces

Readings

1.1 Paul Evans, Vladimir Pucik, Ingmar Björkman, and B. Sebastian Reiche

Putting the Challenges of International Human Resource Management into Historical Perspective

1.2 Vlad Vaiman and David G. Collings

Global Talent Management: Past, Present, and Future

1.3 Markus Pudelko

Global Integration versus Local Responsiveness in International HRM

Cases

1.1 Ingmar Björkman

Paula Johnson: Building a World-Class Product Development Center in China

1.2 Evalde Mutabazi and C. Brooklyn Derr

Socometal: Rewarding African Workers

1.3 Roger Hallowell, David Bowen, and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Four Seasons Goes to Paris

PART II

Cross-Cultural and Diversity Management

Readings

2.1 Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas

Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case

2.2 Josefine van Zanten and Alexander Fleischmann

Inclusion in Organizations: Taking Stock and Going Forward in Turbulent Times

2.3 Pankaj Ghemawat and B. Sebastian Reiche

National Cultural Differences and Global Business

2.4 Nana Yaa Gyamfi, Stacey R. Fitzsimmons, Christoph Miska, and Günter K. Stahl

Multicultural Individuals: What Can They Bring to Global Organizations?

Cases

2.1 Joanne Barnes

WTC: The Challenge to Create a Culture of Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

2.2 Álvaro San Martín

Hiring a Chef – Decision Making Simulation

2.3 B. Sebastian Reiche and Yih-Teen Lee

Uwa Ode: Embracing Life and Career across Cultures

PART III

Global Staffing and Management of Global Mobility

Readings

3.1 David G. Collings, Anthony McDonnell, and Amy McCarter

Types of International Assignees

3.2 Mark E. Mendenhall, Gary R. Oddou, and B. Sebastian Reiche

The Expatriate Performance Appraisal Conundrum

3.3 Jaime Bonache, Celia Zárraga-Oberty, and Luigi Stirpe

The Compensation of Corporate Expatriates

Cases

3.1 J. Stewart Black

Fred Bailey: An Innocent Abroad

3.2 Paula Caligiuri and Henry W. Lane

Selecting a Country Manager for Delta Beverages India: Parts 1 and 2

3.3 Günter K. Stahl, Mark E. Mendenhall, and Mihaela Dimitrova

Andreas Weber’s Reward for Success in an International Assignment – A Return to an Uncertain Future

PART IV

People Issues in Global Teams, Alliances, Mergers, and Acquisitions

Readings

4.1 Martha L. Maznevski and Celia Chui

Leading Global Teams

4.2 Paul Evans, Vladimir Pucik, and Ingmar Björkman

Managing Alliances and Joint Ventures

4.3 Satu Teerikangas, Günter K. Stahl, Ingmar Björkman, and Mark E. Mendenhall

Managing People and Culture in Mergers & Acquisitions

Cases

4.1 Yih-teen Lee, B. Sebastian Reiche, and Carlos Sánchez-Runde

Haier India: Aiming for Market Leadership

4.2 Ingmar Björkman and Günter K. Stahl

Growth Through Cross-Border Acquisitions: Can Lenovo Repeat Its Success Story?

4.3 Emma Nordbäck and Maggie Boyraz

The Rise and Fall of a Global Virtual Team

PART V

Responsible Leadership in a Global and Cross-Cultural Context

Readings

5.1 Philip H. Mirvis

Developing Globally Responsible Leaders

5.2 Günter K. Stahl, Christoph Miska, Laura J. Noval, and Mary Sully de Luque

The Challenge of Responsible Global Leadership

5.3 Mike Rosenberg

Business and Sustainability

Cases

5.1 B. Sebastian Reiche and Yuan Liao

Nestlé's Alliance for YOUth: Parts A and B

5.2 Atri Sengupta and Nicola M. Pless

Juggling the Interests of Different Stakeholders? The Roles of Responsible Leadership and Human Resource Management

5.3 Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi and Christian Seelos

EVN in Bulgaria: Engaging the Roma Community

Index