Pawan S. Budhwar is Professor of International HRM at Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK. He is the Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor International (India) of Aston University, the Joint-Director of the Aston India Centre for Applied Research and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Management.

Arup Varma is Professor of Management at Loyola University Chicago, USA. His research interests include performance appraisal and expatriate issues. He has published articles in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, and the Journal of Applied Psychology.

Rajesh Kumar is currently the Principal of International Strategic Consultants (www.internationalstrategicconsulting.com), an international business advisory consultancy. Prior to this, he was Professor of International Business at Menlo College, CA, USA. His expertise lies in the area of managing strategic partnerships, negotiating across cultures and managing in emerging markets.