This fully updated and revised edition of this successful text retains all the favourite features from previous editions as well as adding a wealth of new ones. The book examines cross-cultural interactions between people and cultures and human resource systems in a wide variety of regions, including Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Paraguay, People's Republic of China, Senegal, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. Features include: * new readings and case studies positioned alongside trusted 'tried and true' readings and cases from past editions * a companion website featuring supplemental material and teaching notes to enhance instructors' abilities to use the readings and cases with their students. Written to enable students to meet the international challenges that face them everyday and to sensitize them to the complexity of human resource issues in the era of globalization, this text is a vital resource for all those studying international human resource management. Visit the companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415396882