Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: a 21st Century Frame of Reference -- Order of play -- Globalization - the Strategic Business Context -- A strategic business imperative -- Localization of the talent portfolio -- Issues of Organization -- An organizational evaluati on framework -- Management at the centre and devolved -- Organization for transformation -- Cultural diversity in consortia formations -- The project-based organization -- Project organization and control -- Organizing human resources for globalization -- Capabilities Development for International Business -- Defining the international cadre -- Identifying international executives -- Capabilities definition -- Developing international executives -- Project team capabilities -- Capabilities development from within -- Globalization - the Rewards -- Reward strategies for international executives -- Principles for developing international assignment policies -- Types of assignment -- Pathways to success -- The expat approach -- Human resources implications associated with employing expatriates via a global employment company (GEC) -- Potential barriers -- Overview of approaches to expatriate reward -- A model expatriate reward policy -- Rewards for local national and third country national staff -- Regulation and custom -- Performance-related reward -- Intra-region mobility and diversity -- International values and reward policy -- Towards a model of national culture and rewards -- Cultural dualities and their reward implications -- Beyond culture: national, industry and corporate effects.