Human resource management (HRM) is universal in terms of strategies, policies and processes. The term has gradually replaced personnelmanagement. Managing and developing human resources in the international(global) setting is increasingly recognized as a central challenge, particularlyto multinational enterprises (MNEs). Human resource management is bothacademic theory and a business practice that addresses the theoretical and practice techniques of managing a workforce. While the theoretical aspectsof the discipline may also be universal, the same cannot be said of its
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practice. The paper defines human resource management, the theoretical basis of the discipline, business practice and global or international humanresource management. Thereafter, the paper concentrates on global perspective or issues in international human resource management practice