TY - JOUR AB - The greatest challenge for management of human resources in the 1990s is to place their local actions in a framework of global thought and strategy. Focusing on Britain, France, the US, Japan and Germany, outlines the cultural differences in management practices around the world. Suggests a framework for organizing thinking about personnel practice with an international dimension; i.e. the seven “Cs” of international HRM work – change, cosmopolitans, culture, communication, consultants, competence and co‐ordination. VL - 21 IS - 2 SN - 0048-3486 DO - 10.1108/00483489210012035 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489210012035 AU - Torrington Derek AU - Holden Nigel PY - 1992 Y1 - 1992/01/01 TI - Human Resource Management and the International Challenge of Change T2 - Personnel Review PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 19 EP - 30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -