This is a benchmark overview of current approaches and research in the study of international management and organizations, with a focus on implementation issues in a globalized context. The volume is structured into sections covering the global context, global competencies, teaming and leading, executing strategic initiatives globally, and special issues in developing and transitioning economies. These sections are framed and contextualized by an introduction from the editors. Topical subjects covered include developing a global mindset, managing global virtual teams, knowledge management in multinationals, and the effects of globalization.

Henry W. Lane, Martha L. Maznevski, Mark E. Mendenhall, and Jeanne McNett are a highly regarded team of writers and teachers on international management.

Harry Lane is the Darla and Frederick Brodsky Trustee Professor in Global Business at Northeastern University.

Martha L. Maznevski is Professor of Organizational Behavior and International Management at the International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne.

Mark E. Mendenhall is the J. Burton Frierson Chair of Excellence in Business Leadership at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

Jeanne McNett is Associate Professor of Management at Assumption College in Massachusetts.

The editors have helped create the International Organizations Network, ION, to develop high-quality international management research on organizational and behavioral issues and increase its impact on management education and practice. ION has provided the authors, the research base, and worldwide teaching experience for this important new handbook on the complexities of global management behavior.