Going global : practical applications and recommendations for HR and OD professionals in the global workplace / edited by Kyle Lundby with Jeffrey Jolton ; foreword by Allen I. Kraut.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lundby, Kyle M. (Kyle Martin)

Jolton, Jeffrey, 1965-

Series:

Professional practice series.

The professional practice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personnel management.

International business enterprises.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book uses the employee lifecycle as an underlying organizing framework and examines critical phases in I/O practice and the employee lifecycle (e.g., selection/placement, performance management/development, ongoing organizational performance). It also shows how they are manifested in a global and culture-spanning space. The book showcases various sets of I/O practices that are firmly grounded in good science. Throughout the book, practical advice is offered by those who have engaged clients globally in each of these phases. This resource is written for global I/O faculty and practitioners

Contents:

Going Global: Practical Applications and Recommendations for HR and OD Professionals in the Global Workplace; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; What Is Global?; Audience; Overview of the Book; The Contributors; Part 1: Practical Considerations for HR and OD Practitioners Working Across Geographic-Cultural Boundaries: The Changing Workplace; Chapter 1: Navigating the Complexities of a Global Organization; Chapter 2: Culture: Values, Beliefs, Perceptions, Norms, and Behaviors; Chapter 3: Multicultural Teams: Critical Team Processes and Guidelines; Chapter 4: HR in the Global Workplace

Part 2: Attracting and Selecting Employees in the Global WorkplaceChapter 5: Recruitment in a Global Workplace; Chapter 6: Global Selection; Chapter 7: On-Boarding in a Global Workplace; Part 3: Maximizing Performance in the Global Workplace; Chapter 8: Developing Leadership in Global Organizations; Chapter 9: Strategic Surveying in the Global Marketplace and the Role of Vitality Measures; Chapter 10: Best Practices for Training Intercultural Competence in Global Organizations

Chapter 11: Creating Infectious Change in Global Organizations: Applying Psychology to Large-Scale Planned InterventionsChapter 12: Maximizing the Success and Retention of International Assignees; Chapter 13: Work and Family in a Global Context; The Editor; Subject Index; Name Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612549182

9780470626504

047062650X

9781282549180

1282549189

9780470626481

0470626488

OCLC:

609861173