Simply
IHRM is ‘the process of managing people in international settings’. In a
broader sense:-
“The
process of procuring, allocating and effectively utilizing human resources in
an international business is called international human resources management
(IHRM).”
IHRM includes
typical HRM functions such as recruitment, selection, training and development,
performance appraisal and dismissal done at international level and additional
activities such as global skills management, expatriate management and so
on.
“The HRM issues and problems arising
from the internationalization of business, and the HRM strategies, policies and
practices which firms pursue in response to the internationalization process”
---- Scyllion (1995)