Hugh Scullion is Professor of International Management at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has published work in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of World Business, Human Resource Management Journal and International Journal of Human Resource Management. David Collings is Senior Lecturer in International Management at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has edited five books, most recently Human Resource Management: A critical approach, with Geoff Wood and published by Routledge (2009).