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Miguel Martinez Lucio discusses why he wrote the book, what it aims to do, and outlines the main issues in International Human Resource Management.

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This podcast was recorded with Miguel Martínez Lucio, and explores the following questions about chapter 1:

• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• What impact does globalisation have?
• Why is there pessimism about the state of employment in relation to globalisation?
• What can you tell us about the contradictions and tensions that also confront multinationals?
• What does the case study material reveal and why is it important?

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This podcast was recorded with Miguel Martínez Lucio, and explores the following questions about chapter 3:

• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• Why did you decide to discuss national industrial relations systems in terms of IHRM?
• What are the main issues the chapter raises?
• What does the case study help us understand?
• You spoke of the role of the state being important still. Why did you emphasise this?

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This podcast was recorded with Óscar Rodríguez-Ruiz, and explores the following questions about chapter 4:

• In what way do multinationals change the way pay is structured and managed?
• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• What does the case tell us?
• What are the future trends in terms of pay and what are the main issues? 

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This podcast was recorded with Fang Lee Cooke, and explores the following questions about chapter 5:

• Why is the topic in your chapter important in terms of IHRM and Employment Relations?
• What do you think are the main points in this chapter?
• What does the case study tell us?
• What role does a national context play in relation to questions of equality?
• What do you think are the main challenges of developing a diversity management strategy in a MNC?

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This podcast was recorded with Miguel Martínez Lucio, and explores the following questions about chapter 6:

• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• What are the main issues in relation to training and development?
• What does the case study tell us about these issues?
• Is learning and training important in employment relations terms?
• Where do trade unions fit into this story?

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This podcast was recorded with Paul Stewart, and explores the following questions about chapter 7:

• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• Why should students be aware of lean production when discussing international employment issues?
• What are the main issues that lean production give rise to?
• What does the case study tell us about lean production?
• What does lean production mean for trade unions?

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This podcast was recorded with Leo McCann, and explores the following questions about chapter 8:

• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• Why is it important to know about the varieties of capitalism debate?
• What do the case study materials help us understand?
• Do you think that a more neo-liberal approach has emerged and what are the implications of this? 

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This podcast was recorded with Carlos J. Fernández Rodríguez, and explores the following questions about chapter 9:

• Why should we be interested in business schools when studying multinational corporations  and employment relations?

• What are the ways they shape agendas in HRM or employment relations?

• What role do consultancies play?

• How have consultancies been changing during the past few decades?

• Can we speak of an increasingly neo-liberal model being propagated?

• What are the implications?

• Are there any differences in business schools?

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This podcast was recorded with Miguel Martínez Lucio, and explores the following questions about chapter 10:

• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• In what way does the context of a developing country impact on the development of HRM and employment relations?
• What were you trying to achieve with the case studie of Malaysia?
• What is the main point about the role of the state and regulation in relation to MNCs?

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This podcast was recorded with Nathan Lillie, and explores the following questions about chapter 11:

• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• Why is migration and labour mobility such an issue in terms of HRM and employment relations?
• You spoke of Posted Workers. Why is this important as an issue?
• What do the case studies tell us?
• What do you think are the main future issues in this area?

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This podcast was recorded with Miguel Martínez Lucio, and explores the following questions about chapter 12:

• What are the main objectives of this chapter?
• Why did you emphasise the role of regulation and its politics?
• What do you mean by soft regulation?
• How are multinationals being regulated internationally in employment terms?
• What does the case study material tell us?

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This podcast was recorded with Miguel Martínez Lucio, and explores the following questions about chapter 13:

• What are the objectives of this chapter?
• How are unions internationalising and why is it important?
• What are the ways that MNCs impel unions and worker activists to seek international solutions?
• What does the case study tell us?
• Why do you focus on European Works Councils and other forms of transnational representation of employees within MNCs? 

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This podcast was recorded with Steve Walker, and explores the following questions about chapter 14:

• What are the objectives of this chapter?
• Why are social media and the Internet relevant to discussions on MNCS and employment relations?
• What does the case study material tell us?
• What do you think are some of the future dynamics of social media in relation to globalisation and work issues? 

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This podcast was recorded with Miguel Martínez Lucio, and explores the following questions:

• What are the main issues the conclusions discusses?
• What role did the events in Bangladesh play at the time of writing the conclusion?
• How are international employment relations and HRM likely to develop?