The bi-annual meeting of Cranet members was held in the Beedie School of Business following the end of the Academy of International Business meeting in Vancouver, BC.

Cranet (the Cranfield Network on International Human Resource Management) was established in 1989 to meet the need for ready access to information on best practice and comparative performance within Europe and now globally. Cranet is now an established research collaboration with a proven track record of collecting powerful, representative data, on a continuing basis; undertaking rigorous analysis and disseminating high quality results.

Coordinated by Cranfield School of Management, Cranet is now the acknowledged leader in all aspects of international human resource management, both theoretical and practical, with a distinguished reputation worldwide. It offers academics, practitioners, government bodies and international institutions expert and informed research as well as guidance on international and comparative HRM practices.