Human Resource Management in International Firms Change, Globalization, Innovation

Based on a six-year project at INSEAD, top scholars put these developments into perspective. Written for general managers as well as personnel executives and students of management, this book breaks new ground in helping them to address the emerging challenges of international human resource management.

Preface - A Reader's Guide to the Book - The Partnerships behind this Book: some acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1 FRAMING THE CHALLENGES - Introduction to Part 1 - The Economics of Organisation; W.Ouchi - Future Perfect; S.Davis - PART 2 MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - Introduction to Part 2 - The Lessons of Practice in Managing Major Organizational Change; A.Farquhar, P.Evans & K.Tawedey - Organizational Culture: What it is and How to change it; E.Schein - A Cultural View of Organizational Change; A.Laurent - PART 3 MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE GLOBAL FIRM - Introduction to Part 3 - Implications of Globalism: New Management Realities at Philips; G.van Houten - Managing Human Resources in the International Firm: Lessons from Practice; P.Evans, A.Farquhar & E.Lank - The Two Logics behind Human Resource Management; P.Evans & P.Lorange - PART 4 INNOVATION THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES - Introduction to Part 4 - Fostering Innovation through Human Resources: Lessons from Practice; P.Evans, A.Farquhar & O.Landreth - Managing Engineers and Scientists: Some New Perspectives; T.Allen & R.Katz - Managing Technological Innovation in Large Firms; Y.Doz - PART 5 CONCLUSIONS - The Dualistic Organization; P.Evans & Y.Doz - References - Index