STRATEGIC HUMAN-RESOURCE STRATEGIES FOR TRANSNATIONALS IN EUROPE

In this article, we address strategic international human resource man agement and the transnational. We begin by exploring the development o f the field of strategic international human resources management (SIH RM). We then examine how issues of strategic human resource management might be accomplished in the transnational, a particular type of mult inational firm. We propose that the concept of ''communities of practi ce'', and the development of these concepts within the transnational m ay offer insights into strategic human resource management task of the transnational manager. In an effort to advance the literature of SIHR M to greater specificity, we examine the traditional HRM categories of selection, development, appraisal, and rewards within the context of these ''communities of practice'' and within the particular context of the transnational in Europe.