Global Human Resource Development ─ Regional and Country Perspectives

Changing global contexts force HRD scholars and practitioners to confront international, comparative, and cross-cultural analysis – something already in evidence in other social science disciplines. It is clear from the literature that significant country and regional variations in notions of HRD exist, as well as differences in how HRD is practiced, and the institutional and cultural contexts that shape HRD outcomes. Providing an overview of 15 regions and 97 countries, this book examines the role of the state in HRD, the relationship between HRD and the level of economic development in the country or region, the influence of foreign direct investment within the country or region, and firm-level HRD practices within countries or regions.

Drawing on contributions from the leading academics in the field, this volume analyzes HRD from institutional and cross-cultural perspectives, making it possible, for the first time, to analyze trends across countries and regions and to draw conclusions about the very value of institutional and cross-cultural perspectives in the HRD context. There is currently no book on the market that conceptualizes the discipline of global HRD in this way, making this a definitive book on HRD across the globe of particular interest to researchers and reflective practitioners.

Thomas Garavan is Professor at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick , Ireland, where he specializes in both the research and teaching of Human Resource Development, Leadership Development and Vocational Training and Education. He has authored or co-authored 15 books and 100 refereed journal papers and book chapters. His research interests include Human Resource Development, leadership development, talent management, training and development practices in call centres and international human resource management. Thomas is currently Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Training and Development. He is a member of the editorial board of Human Resource Development Review, Advances of Developing Human Resources, Human Resource Development Quarterly, and the Journal of Vocational Education and Training.

Alma McCarthy is Director of the EMBA Programme and Lecturer in Management at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Her research interests include performance management, human resource development, work-life balance, and multi-raterfeedback systems. Alma has co-authored books and several chapters in edited books and published in journals such as Human Resource Management Review, Personnel Review, Advances in Developing Human Resources, the European Journal of Training and Development, the Journal of Managerial Psychology, the International Journal of Manpower Studies, and the Journal of Vocational Educational Training. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the American Academy of Management (AoM), the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology (SIOP), and is Vice-Chair of the Irish Academy of Management (IAM).

Michael Morley is Professor of Management at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, where he teaches international management. His current research interests include Traditions and Transitions in HRM in Central and Eastern Europe, Human Resource Management in MNCs in Europe, International Assignments, and Intercultural Transitional Adjustment. He has co-authored/edited fifteen books and over 100 journal articles and book chapters in sources such as Advances in International Management, The Journal of World Business, Human Resource Management Review and The International Journal of Human Resource Management. He is Consulting Editor of the Journal of Managerial Psychology, Regional Editor of the European Journal of International Management and is a member of the Editorial Board of 9 other international journals including the International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Management Review and Leadership and Organization Development Journal. He is the current Chair of the Irish Academy of Management.