Much of the research so far in international HRM has been concerned with American expatriates and has been written with an American rather than an international perspective. This e-book highlights the growth in the study and opens up new areas of enquiry in international management and business. Contexts for the research range from Finnish global managers; local managers working in a large international company; the idea that women expatriates are better suited to the role than men; female expatriates in Hong Kong; and, the use of narrative in professional development and learning for the international placement