International human resource management: diversity, issues and challenges
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/00483481011045380 |
| Published date | 08 June 2010 |
| Date | 08 June 2010 |
| Pages | 409-413 |
| Author | Wesley A. Scroggins,Philip G. Benson |
| Subject Matter | HR & organizational behaviour |
GUEST EDITORIAL
International human resource
management: diversity, issues
and challenges
Wesley A. Scroggins
Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, USA, and
Philip G. Benson
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Abstract
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 Human Resource Management
Conference was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Various IHRM papers were presented, and of
these, many were subjected to a second round of reviews for this special issue. This special issue is
made up of the best papers.
Findings – The article highlights that as IHRM has emerged as an academic discipline, a variety of
debates and issues have come to dominate the literature. For practitioners, a long-standing issue has
been the delineation of specific practices to be used in the management of people within international
organizations. Over time, practices have emerged, and texts today can readily be found that represent
such practices for those working in MNCs as HR managers.
Originality/value – A number of concerns about HRM are raised in this issue, most of which are
addressed by the papers chosen.
Keywords Globalization,Human resource management, International business,Equal opportunities
Paper type Viewpoint
Globalization has come to dominate much of the discussion in the Western world,
whether in academic writing, popular press reports, or casual conversations among
friends. Due to myriad factors, the international nature of the modern world has come
to impact virtually all aspects of daily life. For several decades, there has been a
growing recognition of this trend in the literature of human resource management
(HRM) and the emergence of the literature of internation al human resource
management (IHRM).
With globalization assuming such an important societal role, much has been written
to develop our understanding of the implications of such processes. Such world
developments have also seen their share of criticism, with violent outbreak s at
meetings of the World Trade Organization and highly critical texts and political
stances regarding the proper role of the multi-national corporation (MNC). Our purpose
here is not to address such concerns, but to rather consider the impact that the global
world has had on the profession of HRM.
As this trend toward globalization has advanced, the academy has increasingly
found ways to incorporate such issues into academic writing and other scholarship.
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HRM
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Personnel Review
Vol. 39 No. 4, 2010
pp. 409-413
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DOI 10.1108/00483481011045380
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