Gooderham (international management, Norwegian School of Economics), Grøgaard, and Nordhaug provide advanced undergraduate and graduate students, academics, and managers with a guide to
managing international organizations. With the help of additional contributors from Europe, Australia, Canada, and the US, they combine theory with case studies to explain key drivers for
strategic decision making, the definition of the multinational company, why firms choose to internationalize, their role in society, and challenges facing managers; foreign operating modes and
ownership forms; internationalization motives, common strategies and structures used by multinationals, and their function as a learning network; internal and external risk management; cultural
distance; human resources management; competence development and knowledge transfer; expatriation and repatriation, recruitment processes, and training programs; ethical, social, and
environmental responsibilities; global industrial relations, global unions, and regulating employment relationships at a global level; and different forms of internationalization and diverse
human resource management practices, focusing on China. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
