Becoming an International Manager

1. Introduction.- Part I: Emerging Market Context as Reflected in Business.- 2. Emerging Market Firms' Competitive Advantages and Internationalisation Patterns.- 3. Human Resources Management in Emerging Markets and by Emerging Market Firms.- Part II: International Assignments in Emerging Market Firms.- 4. International Assignment-Related Challenges for Emerging Market Firms by Growth Stages.- 5. International Assignment-Related Challenges for Emerging Market Firms by Assignment Format.- 6. International Staffing Approaches to International Assignment Challenges by Emerging Market Multinationals.- Part III Individuals' Experience of International Assignments in Emerging Market Multinationals.- 7. Short-Term International Assignment Challenges for Emerging Market Firm Employees.- 8. Long-Term Managerial Assignment Challenges as Experienced by Assignees.- Part IV: Multilevel Interactions in Role Shifts and Identity Work.- 9. Multilevel Factors of International Assignment Implementation and Management in EMNEs.- 10. Clashes of Interests Versus Clashes of Identities: Theory on Firm-Employee Interactions During International Assignments.- 11. Guidelines for Practitioners: Emphasis on Narrative Work and Relationship Building.- 12. Conclusion.- 13. Tools and Surveys Used for Research.

Iris Kolesa, PhD, is a researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She specialises in business internationalisation, international employee mobility, and interorganisational networking. She is a recipient of several awards for her academic work and an active communicator of research to both the academic community and practitioners in business and policy.