International human resource management
in the 21st century: emerging themes and
contemporary debates
Hugh Scullion, National University of Ireland, Galway
David G. Collings, Sheffield University Management School, University
of Sheffield
Patrick Gunnigle, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick
Human Resource Management Journal, Vol 17, no 4, 2007, pages 309–319
This article introduces the special issue of Human Resource Management
Journal on International Human Resource Management in the 21st Century. We
begin by considering some of the key aspects of the changing landscape of
international business and the key emergent issues for IHRM at the beginning of
the 21st century. Key themes which we consider include: the changing nature of the
global economic landscape, with a particular focus on India, China and Central and
Eastern Europe; increasing global terrorism in the post-9/11 world; the changing
nature of careers; and, finally, changing patterns of global staffing. We then
conclude by outlining the content of the special issue.
Contact: Prof. Hugh Scullion, National University of Ireland, Galway,
Ireland. Email: Hugh.scullion@nuigalway.ie