Journal of World Business articles

Recent articles from Journal of World Business

Retaining Repatriates: The Role of Organizational Support Practices.
December 22, 2001... ********** Multinational corporations today have recognized the critical role that human resources play in global competitiveness. In particular, a developed pool of global leaders is indispensable for operating successfully outside of the domestic market. Many multinational companies...

Women and International Assignments: The Impact of Supervisor-Subordinate Relationships.
December 22, 2001... ********** Several recent studies have shown a significant positive relationship between an organization's bottom line and its ability to develop global leaders (e.g., Black, Gregersen, Mendenhall, & Stroh, 1999; Stroh, Varma, & Valy-Durbin, 2000; Travers & Pemberton, 2000). In that...

Of Bears, Bumble-Bees, and Spiders: The Role of Expatriates in Controlling Foreign Subsidiaries.
December 22, 2001... ********** In the field of International Human Resource Management, the management of expatriates, headquarters employees working abroad in one of the firm's subsidiaries for a limited period of usually two to five years, often takes up a dominant role. This is not surprising given the...

The Management of Expatriates: Messages from Europe?
December 22, 2001... ********** European based multinational enterprises (MNEs) have increased in number and significance in recent years, linked with the rapid growth of internationalization and global competition. This reflects the growing importance of international economic activity in general which has...

Introduction to the International Human Resource Management Special Issue.
December 22, 2001... Given the globalization of today's business activities, one may wonder what is the meaning of international human resource management (IHRM)--what is "international" about HRM? With globalization, isn't all HRM, by definition, international? For over 30 years the question has been asked: To...