INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: MANAGING PEOPLE IN MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES

This paper attempts to clarify the important role of international human resource management (IHRM) in multinational enterprises (MNEs). As a result, first of all, the present paper describes the critical role of human resources in organzations; and moreover, reviews the relevant literature about internationalization of businesses; and then introduce IHRM as a suitable method for these businesses. In the next step, the present paper discusses that IHRM differs from domestic HRM in some aspects. IHRM is much more complex than domestic based human resource management because there are wider issues to be aware of. Thereafter, the main challenges of MNEs and IHR managers are discussed.