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"Contents: International human resource management: the European contribution / Hilary Harris and Chris Brewster -- Part 1: Relation between international business strategy and SIHRM -- The added value of the HR department / Dirk Buyens and Ans De Vos -- International HRM in medium-sized MNEs: evidence from Ireland / Hugh Scullion -- Part 2: Balancing differentiation with integration -- MNE staffing policies for the managing director position in foreign subsidiaries: the results of an innovative research method / Anne-Wil Harzing -- Localization as an ethical response to internationalization / John Hailey -- International rewards systems: to converge or not to converge? / Paul R. Sparrow -- Global or multi-local? The significance of international values in reward strategy / Paola Bradley, Chris Hendry and Stephen Perkins -- Performance appraisal of host country employees: western MNEs in China / Niklas Lindholm, Marja Tahvanainen and Ingmar Bjorkman -- Part 3: Contemporary issues in expatriation -- Strategic staffing in multinational companies: a resource-based approach / Jaime Bonache and Zulima Fernandez -- International assignments across European borders: no problems? / Vesa Suutari and Chris Brewster -- Irish expatriates in Moscow: exploratory evidence on aspects of adjustment / Michael Morley, Christopher Burke and Geraldine Finn -- An integrative framework for pre-departure preparation / Hilary Harris and Chris Brewster -- Repatriation and career systems: finnish public and private sector repatriates in their career lines / Tuomo Peltonen -- Women in international management: why are they not selected? / Hilary Harris -- Part 4: New research perspectives on IHRM -- Qualitative research strategies in international HRM / Christine Mattl."