This casebook is a collection of international teaching cases focusing on contemporary human resource management issues. Each case centers primarily on one country and illustrates a significant challenge faced by managers and HR practitioners, helping students to understand how the issues they learn about in class play out in the real world.The cases emphasize the national and cultural contexts of HR management, providing readers with a global understanding of employee motivation, reward systems, recruitment and selection, career development, and more. In this edition, the editors and authors have made significant updates to reflect recent developments in the field and cover a broader range of countries in Eastern Europe and Africa. The authors also delve into new industries like food service, clothing manufacturing, and transportation as well as IT and academia. Recommendations for further reading and relevant videos provide readers with practical insights into the modern HRM field.With more than 30 cases followed by questions and tasks to encourage reflection, this is a valuable companion for any student of human resource management.

This casebook is a collection of international teaching cases focusing on contemporary human resource management issues. Each case focuses primarily on one country and illustrates a significant challenge faced by managers and HR practitioners, helping students understand how the issues they learn about in class play out in the real world.