The world is integrating as businesses locate cross-nationally, and employees and managers move through the multinational company from one country to another. Both the firm and human resource management (HRM) are being spatially stretched. This poses important questions for the management of human resources within the firm: How do managers and employees from different countries work together? How do multinational companies coordinate their workforces that are accustomed to contrasting management styles and work practices, and with skills and knowledge that have been differently constructed? Are local or home-based management practices, or some global set of practices, most suited to local workplaces? Answers to these questions are critical for our understanding of the nature of work and human resource management in international business. This course aims to provide students a detailed understanding of the concepts and models in international human resource management (IHRM). The focus is on the policies and practices for managing employees in multinational companies. It examines how the globalisation strategies of multinationals influence their approaches to and policy choices for managing human resources, and the implications for employees.