INTERNATIONAL HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING AND TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY COUNTRIES - A BREED APART

What kind of challenges do developing countries offer for foreign firm s as they implement international human resource management (IHRM) pra ctices? In this article, we suggest why it is important to explore IHR M in developing countries and provide an approach for doing so. We exa mine why developing countries' environments may differ from more devel oped ones, in terms of the implications for IHRM. Secondly, we review the current state of recent literature, with attention on IHRM in deve loping countries. Finally, the article presents frameworks to help ide ntify research and practical questions.