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Contents: The Context for international human resource management: Globalization and international management -- National systems and management action -- The internationalization of the firm -- International strategy and structure in multinational companies -- The diffusion of international human resource management in multinational companies: The transfer of human resource practices in multinational companies -- Cross-border mergers and acquisitions -- Internationalization and developing countries: the case of China -- The Management of international human resource practices in multinational companies:Knowledge management and international human resource management -- International management development -- Recruitment and selection of international managers -- International pay and reward -- International employee representation - a case of industrial relations systems following the market? -- International corporate social responsibility and employee relations -- The Future: Conclusion and looking ahead.