Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management

by Mark E. Mendenhall

Book by Mendenhall, Mark E., Oddou, Gary

437 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

Mark E. Mendenhall, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of international human resource management. His areas of expertise are in the areas of global leadership development and assessment, and the cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates. He currently holds the Frierson Chair of Excellence in Business Leadership at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. In 1998 he also held the Ludwig Erhard Stiftungsprofessur Chair at the University of Bayreuth. He is past president of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management. His most recent books are Global Leadership: Research, Practice, and Development (Routledge, 2008), Managing Human Resources in Mergers and Acquisitions (Stanford University Press, 2005); International Assignments: An Integration of Strategy, Research, and Practice (Lawrence Erlbaum Press, 2004); and Developing Global Business Leaders: Policies, Processes, and Innovations (Quorum Books, 2001). His book, Developing People Through International Assignments (Addison-Wesley, 1999), is widely read by HR executives involved with expatriate management programs.

Mark has consulted with and conducted numerous training programs for many firms, including IBM-Asia Pacific, IBM-Japan, National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), Boeing, Monsanto, and J.C. Bamford Excavators (JCB). He has published numerous scholarly articles some of which appear in Sloan Management Review, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Organizational Dynamics, Human Resource Management, Management International Review, and International Journal of Intercultural Relations.