Going Global: Practical Applications and Recommendations for HR and OD Professionals in the Global Workplace

Preface xv

The Contributors xxiii

Part One: Practical Considerations for HR and OD Practitioners Working Across Geographic-Cultural Boundaries: The Changing Workplace xxxv

1 Navigating the Complexities of a Global Organization 1
Mariangela Battista, Patricia Pedigo, and Erica Desrosiers

2 Culture: Values, Beliefs, Perceptions, Norms, and Behaviors 22
Vesselin Blagoev

3 Multicultural Teams: Critical Team Processes and Guidelines 46
C. Shawn Burke, Marissa L. Shuffler, Eduardo Salas, and Michele Gelfand

4 HR in the Global Workplace 83
Mariangela Battista and Mario DiLoreto

Part Two: Attracting and Selecting Employees in the Global Workplace 111

5 Recruitment in a Global Workplace 113
Mukta Kulkarni and Mathian Osicki

6 Global Selection: Selection in International Contexts 143
Tim Carey, David Herst, and Wynne Chan

7 On-Boarding in a Global Workplace 175
Mary Plunkett

Part Three: Maximizing Performance in the Global Workplace 201

8 Developing Leadership in Global Organizations 203
Tommy Weir

9 Strategic Surveying in the Global Marketplace and the Role of Vitality Measures 231
Jeffrey M. Saltzman and Scott M. Brooks

10 Best Practices for Training Intercultural Competence in Global Organizations 256
Jessica L.Wildman, Luiz F. Xavier,Mitch Tindall, and Eduardo Salas

11 Creating Infectious Change in Global Organizations: Applying Psychology to Large-Scale Planned Interventions 301
Paul M. Mastrangelo

12 Maximizing the Success and Retention of International Assignees 333
Paula Caligiuri and Thomas Hippler

13 Work and Family in a Global Context 377
Tammy D. Allen, Kristen M. Shockley, and Andrew Biga

The Editor 403

Subject Index 405

Name Index 419