In this text, authors who have a mix of experience of developing organizations in several countries, examine the cross-cultural and cross-national co-operation needed to ensure people are ready for the ever-changing and challenging business world. The book examines past and present practices in Europe and gives new findings on assessment methods. It provides contrasts of different countries and cultures in the way they approach the concepts and the use of languages. It also contains material that pinpoints new ideas in human resource development and suggests areas for experiment, together with reports on the transfer of assessment methods and approaches to countries where these have not been experienced and where there are language differences.