International Human Resources
International Human Resources
International Human
Resources
RMIT
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION (WEEK 1) 4
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT VS HRM 4
MOVINGFROMH RMTOI HRM 5
THECUL
TURALANDORGANI
SATI
ONALCONTEXT(
WEEK2
) 8
HOFSTEDE’
SDIMENSIONSOFCULTURALVAL
UE 8
GLOBE’ S8CULTURALDIMENSI
ON 9
HALL&HALL’S4DI MENSI
ON 9
I
MPACTOFT HECULTURALCONTEXTONH RMPRACTI
CES 10
I
NTERNATI
ONALRECRUI
TMENTANDSELECTI
ON(
WEEK3
) 13
RECRUI
TMENTANDSELECTI
ON 13
I
NTERNATI
ONALSTAFFI
NGAPPROACHES 14
TYPESOFINT
ERNATI
ONALASSIGNMENTS 16
THEROLEOFANEXPATRIATE 17
DEVEL
OPI
NGGL
OBALWORKF
ORCE(
WEEK4
) 19
TRAINI
NGANDDEVEL OPMENT 19
TRAINI
NGMET HODS 19
APPROACHESTOEMPLOYEEDEVELOPMENT 20
I
NTERNATIONALTRAINING 21
EXPATRI
ATEPOST-ARRI VALTRAINI
NG 23
DEVELOPI
NGST AFFT HROUGHI NTERNATI
ONALASSI
GNMENTS 24
SOCIALRESPONSIBLET RAINI
NGANDDEVEL OPMENTPRACTI
CES 24
REPATRI
ATIONACT I
VITI
ESANDPRACT I
CES 24
MANAGI
NGGL
OBALPERF
ORMANCE(
WEEK5
) 25
PERFORMANCEMANAGEMENTVS. PERFORMANCEAPPRAI
SAL 25
PERFORMANCEMANAGEMENTAPPROACHES 25
TYPI
CALRATERERROR 26
EXPATRI
ATEPERFORMANCEMANAGEMENT 26
CRITERI
AUSEDFORPERF ORMANCEAPPRAISALOFI
NTERNATI
ONALEMPL
OYEES 27
REWARDI
NGGL
OBALWORKF
ORCE(
WEEK6
) 27
OBJECTI
VESOFINTERNATI
ONALREWARDANDCOMPENSATI
ON 29
COMPLEXI
TI
ESOFGL OBALCOMPENSATI
ON 29
ALLOWANCEANDBENEFITS 30
THEBALANCESHEETAPPROACH 30
GOI
NGRATEAPPROACH 30
L
OCALPL
USAPPROACH 31
I
HRMI
NASI
ANCONTEXT(
WEEK7
) 32
CHI
NA:HRMI
NTRANSI
TI
ON 32
CHINA:HRMPRACTICES 33
RECRUITMENTANDSELECTI
ON 33
TRAINI
NGANDDEVELOPMENT 33
SOUTHKOREA:HRMI NT RANSI
TI
ON 34
I
HRMOFCHI NESEMNES 34
I
HRMOFSOUTHKOREANMNES 35
HRM/IHRM IN EU (WEEK 8) 36
WHATISEXACTLYEUROPE? 36
HRM IN EU 37
HETEROGENEI
TY 37
CULTURALBLOCS 37
HOFSTEDE…EUROPE(S) 38
EUROPEANMNESANDHRMPOLI CY 39
MORECOLLECTIVEORI
ENT OWARDSH
EDAPPROACHT RMI
NEU 39
GL
OBALBUSI
NESSETHI
CSANDMANAGI
NGEXPATRI
ATE-HCNRELATI
ONSHI
P(WEEK9
) 39
CORPORATECODEOFETHICS 40
DEVELOPI
NGCODEOFCONDUCT 40
MANAGINGEXPATRI
ATE-HCNRELATIONSHIP 41
CONSEQUENCESOFHCNS’ ATTTUDES/
I BEHAVI
OURST
OWARDEXP
ATRI
ATES 42
I
MPLI
CAT
IONST
OBUSI
NESSES 42
MANAGI
NGNON-TRADI
TI
ONALEXPATRI
ATES(
WEEK1
0) 42
THECHANGINGNATUREOFASSIGNMENTS 43
SHORTTERMASSIGNMENT 43
I
NTERNATI
ONALCOMMUT ERASSIGNMENTS 43
ROTATI
ONALASSIGNMENTS 43
I
NPATRI
ATI
ON 43
VI
RTUALASSIGNMENT 43
MANAGINGNON-TRADI
TIONALEXPATRI
ATES 44
MANAGI
NGDI
VERSI
TYI
NTHEGL
OBALCONTEXT(
WEEK1
1) 45
DIFFERENCESBETWEENI RMANDGTM 45
DIVERSOFGL OBALTALENTMANAGEMENTSYST EM 46
SI
XPRI NCIPLESOFEF FECTIVEGT M 46
GLOBALTALENTMANAGEMENT 46
RETAINING AND ENGAGING A CHANGING WORKFORCE 47
HOW TOI MPROVEENGAGEMENT? 48
MANAGI NGF EMALEEXP ATRIATES 49
Introduction (Week 1)
Wh
ati
sHu
manr
eso
urc
ema
nag
eme
nt?
Huma nr
eso u r
cema n
agementi
sanint
egr
at
edsetofp
ers
onn
ela
cti
vi
t
ies
,li
nke
dst
r
ate
gic
all
ywi
t
h
or
ganiza
ti
on a l
obj
ecti
ves
Theseact
iv
itiesinc
lude:
• Hu ma nres
o ur
cepla
nni
ng
• St affin
g(re
c r
ui
tment
,sel
ect
i
on,pl
ace
me n
t)
• Pe rfo r
mancema nag
ement
• T ra
in inganddeve
lopment
• Co mp ensa
ti
on(remune
rat
io
n)andbene
fi
ts
I nd
u s t
ri
alr
elat
i
ons
I
nt
ern
ati
ona
lHumanre
sour
cetal
ksa
bouth
owmult
i
nat
io
nalen
ter
pri
sea
remanagi
ngpe
opl
e
o
ver
seas
.Gl
oba
li
sat
i
onhasr
esh
apedour
worl
dwi
t
hma n
yo r
gan
isa
ti
onse
xpan
din
gthei
rbor
der
s.
Pe
rsonne
lmana
gement:
• As et
off
unc
ti
onsora
cti
vi
t
ies
Hu
manre
sourc
ema na
gement:
• Anin
teg
rat
edseto
fpe
rsonn
ela
cti
vi
t
ies
,li
nkwi
t
hor
gan
iza
ti
ona
lob
jec
ti
vess
tr
at
egi
cal
l
y
The‘
Har
var
d’Mode
lof
HRM
Un
it
ari
storPl
ura
li
st
?
Un
it
ari
sta
ssu
me stha
tmana
geme
nta
ndt
hee
mpl
oye
ess
har
e:
• Commo nin
ter
est
s
• Commitment
Pl
ura
li
sta
ssumesthat
peopl
eal
way
sha
vea
imsa
ndi
nt
er
est
the
ref
or
e:
• Co nfl
i
cti
nev
it
abl
e
• Ne got
iat
i
on&reso
lut
i
on
‘
Har
d’o
r‘s
oft
’HRM?
Ha
rdHRMfocuse
so n:
• Str
ategi
c,manager
i
ali
ssu
es
• Eff
ecti
veutl
i
li
zat
i
on
• Bro
a dgoal
s&o bj
ect
iv
es
Sof
tHRMf
ocus
eson:
• Empl
oyeein
vol
vement
• Addr
essi
ngempl
oye
esnee
dsa
ndi
nt
er
est
Mo
vin
gfr
omHRMt
oIHRM:Why
?Impl
i
cat
i
ons
?
Wh
y?
• I
ncr
eas
edgl
oba
lact
i
vi
ti
esan
dg l
oba
lco
mpeti
t
ion–gl
oba
li
zat
io
n
• Akeys
our
ceof
compet
i
ti
veadv
ant
agei
nin
ter
nati
ona
lbu
sin
ess
I
mpli
cat
i
ons?
• Mo r
eh umanandfi
nan
cialc
ost
sinv
olv
ed
• Sh o
rta
geo fi
nt
er
nati
onalmana
gers
• Incr
easeindi
ver
si
tyofl
abormark
et
• Ne edt
ou nd
erst
anddi
ff
eren
tHRM, r
ul
esan
dre
gul
at
io
ns
De
fini
ngI
nt
erna
ti
ona
lHRM
“
Thefie
ldof
IHRMisaboutunder
sta
ndi
ng,r
ese
arc
hing,a
ppl
yingandr
evisi
nga l
lhuma n
r
esour
ceact
ivi
t
iesi
nthei
ri
nterna
landex
ter
nal
cont
extsast
heyimpac
tthepr ocessof
ma naginghuma n
resourcesin
enterpri
sesthroughout
t
h egloba le
n v
ironme nt
t
oe nhancethe
expe r
ienceofmul ti
pl
e
stakeholder
s ,
includi
ng
i
n vestors,
custome rs,
empl oyees,par
tne r
s,
suppliers,
en v
ironme nt
ands oc i
et
y”(Br i
scoe&
Schul er
,2004,p.20).
Mor
gan
’sMode
l
Th
ei n
ter
pl
ayamongth
reeHRMd i
mensi
onsi
nani
nt
er
nat
i
ona
len
vir
onme
nt(
Mor
gan
,19
86)
:
• Th r
eebr
oadHRa c
ti
vi
ti
es
• Th r
eeco
untr
i
es
• Th r
eeca
tego
ri
esofempl
oyee
s
Wh
ati
sane
xpa
tri
at
e?
• Ane
mpl
oye
ewh
oiswo
rki
nga
ndt
emp
ora
ri
lyr
esi
di
ngi
naf
or
ei
gnc
oun
tr
y.
• Anempl
oyeewhoist
ransf
err
edout
of
t
hei
rho
meb as
e/pa
rentc
o u
ntr
yin
to
s
omeothe
rare
ao ft
hefi
r
m’s
i
nt
er
nat
ion
aloper
at
ion
s.
I
nt
ern
ati
ona
las
signme
ntsc
rea
tee
xpa
tri
at
es
Di
ffe
renc
esbe
twe
endome
sti
cHRM&I
HRM
Theli
ter
at
urei
d ent
i
fi
ess i
xfa
ctor
sthat
addtothe
co
mp l
exit
yofI
HRM:
1.MoreHRa ct
ivi
t
ies
2.Theneedforabroad
e rpe
rspec
ti
ve
3.Morein
vol
veme nt
ine mpl
oyee
s’per
sonall
i
ves
4.Changesi
ne mphasi
sa st
hewo r
kf
orcemi
xo fe
xpa
tr
ia
tesa
ndl
oca
lsv
ari
es
5.Anincr
ease
dr i
skexposur
e
6.Br
oaderext
e r
nali
nfl
uences
Ex
ter
nal
Fac
tor
s
Cu
lt
ura
lenvir
onme nt
• Cu l
tur
eisme mbersofagroupors
oci
etysha
readist
i
nctwayofl
i
fewit
hcommonva
lue
s,
at
t
itu
desandb ehavi
our
sthatar
etr
ansmit
t
edo v
ert
imeinagrad
ual,
yetdy
nami
c,p
roce
ss
(
Phatak
,1995)
• Th ecul
tur
aldi
ffe
rence
sinfl
uenc
epeopl
einawo r
kenvi
ronmen
t(Har
zin
g&Ru y
sse
vel
dt,2
006
)
– Cu l
tureshock
– Emi c- e
ti
cdis
ti
ncti
on
– Divergence/
conv
ergenc
ea p
proac
h
• Cu l
tur
eawarenessinworkp
lace
I
nt
ern
alF
act
ors
I
ndus t
rytype
• Gl obali
ndus
try
• Mu lti
-do
me s
ti
c
in
du st
ry
I
nte
r nala
tti
tudes
• I nt
e r
nati
ona
l
ori
entat
i
onofseni
or
man ager
s
Af
r
ame
wor
kof
str
at
egi
cHRMi
nMNEs
L
ink
agebe
twe
enHRa
ndCSR
• HRM’scont
ri
but
iont
oCSR–
abo
ut whet
hert
hecompan
yis
doi
ngg o
odfort
hesoci
et
y
• CSR’scont
ri
but
i
ontoHRM
Soc
ial
Respons
ibl
eIHRMMode
l
(
Shen,2
011)
T
wo-d
ime
nsi
ona
lcons
tr
uct
:
• Exte
rnal
CSR-support
iv
eIHRM
• Employ
ee-or
ie
ntedIHRM
Th
ecu
lt
ur
ala
ndo
rga
nis
ati
ona
lco
nte
xt(
Wee
k2)
“
Cult
ur
econs
is
tsinpatt
er
nedwaysoft
hinki
ng,f
eeli
ng,andrea
cti
ng,
acq
uir
edandtr
ansmi
t
tedmai
nl
y
b
ysymbol
s,c
onsti
tut
i
ngthedi
st
in
cti
veachi
evement
sofhuma ng
rou
ps…in
clu
din
gthei
rembodi
men
ts
i
nart
ef
act
s;t
heess e
nti
alcor
eof c
ult
ureconsi
st
softr
adi
tiona
l…ide
asandespe
cia
ll
ythe
ir
a
tta
chedval
ues”(Kr
oeber&Kl
uckhoh
n, 1
952,p.1
81).
Th
ecu
lt
ur
alI
ceb
erg
Go
also
fcr
osscul
tur
al
ma
nagements
tud
ies
De sc
ri
beandcompar
e
or
gani
sat
i
onbehav
iou
r
b
etweenc
ount
ri
esan
dcu
lt
ur
es
I
mpro
vesi
nte
rac
ti
on
Ho
fst
ede
’sd
ime
nsi
onso
fcu
lt
ur
alv
alu
e
I
ndivi
dual
i
sm/Coll
ect
i
vis
m
Powerdi
sta
nce
Uncer
tai
nt
ya v
oid
ance
Mascul
in
it
y/Femi
nini
t
y
Lo
n gte
rmo r
ie
ntat
i
on/shor
tt
er
mor
i
ent
at
io
n
Po
wer
dis
tan
ce&I
ndi
vi
dua
li
smv
sco
ll
ect
i
vi
sm
GL
OBE’
s8c
ult
ur
ald
ime
nsi
on
1
.Ins
ti
tu
ti
onal
col
lec
ti
vi
sm
2
.Ingr
oupcol
lec
ti
vi
sm
3
.Uncer
tai
nt
yavoi
danc
e
4
.Powerdi
st
ance
5
.Genderega
li
ta
ri
ani
sm
6
.Asser
ti
ven
ess
7
.Perf
or
ma n
ceori
ent
at
ion
8
.Humanori
enta
ti
on
Ha
ll&Ha
ll
’
s4d
ime
nsi
on
1
.Hi
ghvsl
owcont
extcommuni
cat
io
n
2
.Sp
ati
alo
ri
ent
at
io
n
o Ac t
ual
dis
tanc
eb et
weenpeo
plewhe
n
communi
cat
in
g
3
.Mono
chr
omevspoly
chro
met i
me
o Doo neth
ingatati
mevsdoma n
y
t
hingsatonc
e
4
.In
for
mat
i
onsp e
ed
o Hig
ho rl
owinf
ormati
onfl
owduri
ngco
mmu ni
cat
i
on(sl
owflowofi
nf
ormat
io
np l
an
i
nfor
ma t
i
oncaref
ul
lyandstr
uct
ur
eit
;Cul
tur
eswi
thf
astfl
owo f
inf
or
ma t
i
onthi
nkt
hat
the
morequic
kl
ythein
format
i
o ni
sspr
ead,t
hebet
te
rit
isf
ora l
l
)
I
mpa
cto
fth
ecu
lt
ur
alc
ont
ext
onHRMp
rac
ti
ces
Ap
plyc
ult
ur
alawarenes
stowork
pla
ce
Sh owrespe
c t
forc
ult
ur
aldi
ver
si
ty
F or
ma lt
r
aini
ng
Mo rein
ter
acti
on
Us especi
fi
cstr
at
egi
estoel
imi
nat
ebia
sanddi
scr
imi
nat
i
on
Cr e
a t
eanorgani
sat
i
onalcu
lt
ur
ethat
val
uesd
ive
rsi
ty
Ma
nage
mentde
mandsof
int
ern
ati
ona
lgr
owt
h
Whyg
lob
all
yst
and
ard
ize
HRM?
T
oen
sur
e:
- Cons
is
ten
cy
- Tr
ansp
are
ncy
- Al
i
gnment
Wh
ylo
cal
l
yre
spo
nsi
veHRM?
T
ore
spe
ctlo
cal
:
- Cult
ur
alval
ues
- Tra
dit
i
ons
- Legi
sl
ati
on
- Govern
mentpol
ic
ies
- Educat
i
onsyst
ems
Ba
lanc
ingt
hes
tanda
rdi
zat
i
ona
ndl
oca
li
sat
i
onofHRMi
nMNEs
F
act
orsdr
iv
ings
tanda
rdi
zat
i
on
St
r
a t
egy
St
r
u c
tur
e
Cor
pora
tec
ult
ur
e
Si
zeandmat
uri
t
yof
thefi
r
m
F
act
orsdr
iv
ingl
oca
li
sat
i
on
Ac
cor
di
ngt
othehos
tcount
rycont
ext
:
- Cult
ur
alen
vir
onment
- Ins
ti
tu
ti
ona
lenvi
ro
nme nt
(cou
ntr
y-o
f-o
ri
gi
n;h
ost
-
cou
ntr
yeff
ect
)
- Fir
ms i
zea
ndma t
uri
ty
Ac
cor
di
ngt
ofe
atur
esoft
hel
ocalaffil
i
ate
:
Modeofope
rat
i
on
Subs
idi
ar
yrol
e(gl
oba
lin
no v at
or
;in
teg
rat
edp
lay
er;
imp
leme
nte
r;l
oca
lin
nov
ato
r)
I
nst
it
uti
ona
leffe
ctsonMNEs
I
mpa
cto
fth
ein
sti
t
uti
ona
lco
nte
xtHRMp
rac
ti
ces
Gupt
aandGo
vinda
raj
an’
sfourge
ner
ics
ubs
idi
aryr
ole
s
I
nt
er
nat
i
ona
lre
cru
it
men
tan
dse
lec
ti
on(
Wee
k3)
Re
cru
it
men
tan
dse
lec
ti
on
Rec
rui
t
ment
:sea
rchi
ngf
orandob
tai
ni
ngpot
ent
ia
ljo
bc a
n d
idat
esins
uffic
ien
tnu
mbe
rs&q
ual
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oth
at
t
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zat
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oncansel
ect
themos
tappr
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i
atepeop
letofi
l
lit
sjo
bneed s
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i
on:t
hepr
oces
so f
gat
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ngi
nf
or
mat
i
onf
ort
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urp
ose
sof
eva
lua
ti
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di
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oms
hou
ld
beempl
oye
dinpar
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obs
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r
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lec
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on
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cru
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Source
s
Int
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Dir
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Adver
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Publ
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Univ
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Adv
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sanddi
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sof
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rec
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ndde
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s
Attr
i
butes
Ex p
eri
ences
Ed u
cati
on
Th
ec os
tsofget
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ngitwron
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rth
errecr
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tmentandsel
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ionco
sts
• Ad di
t
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aldevel
opmentandori
ent
at
ionco
sts
• Lossofcompe t
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ti
veadva
ntage
• Da magetocompanybra
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• Threat
enedcomp an
yvia
bil
it
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I
nt
er
nat
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affin
gap
pro
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• Et
hno
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• Ke ypos
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ti
c&for
ei
gnope
rat
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ldb
yheadqua
rt
ers
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gli
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rl
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09)
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gli
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rl
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09)
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rma
n Kno
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ter
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uni
ng,
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h&Pasch
a,201
1)
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ren
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y,
20
06)
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nes
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am&Su
,20
10)
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lf
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ect
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it
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l
li
ngn
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oac
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t
a
ssi
gnment
s(T
ungl
i&Pei
per
l,
2009)
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apa
nes
e Ex
patri
at
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eri
enc
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mp a
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nic
als
ki
ll
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ona
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cto
rs;
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gua
ge
pr
ofi
ci
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Behr
end
,Bake
r&Thompso
n,200
9)
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uthKo
rea
n Ed
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ti
on;
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rki
nge
xpe
ri
enc
e;wo
rkp
erf
or
man
ce;
loc
all
ang
uag
efl
uen
cy(
Kan
g&
Sh
en,2
013)
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pons
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affingPr
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ocalwor
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t
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rai
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ult
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nde
nha
ll
,Du
nba
r&Oddo
u,1
987
)
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ampl
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e-de
par
tur
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ni
ng
MNEs Pr
e-de
par
tur
etr
ai
ni
ng
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str
al
ia
nMNEs(
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n&L
ang
,20
09) I
n-
cou
ntr
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ctu
re-
st
yl
eCCT
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ine
seMNEs(
She
n&Da
rby
,20
06) L
imi
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k&En
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ryl
i
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etr
ai
ni
ngt
oex
pat
r
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20
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aiwa
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Hua
ng,
200
2) L
imi
t
edpr
e-d
epa
rt
ur
etr
ai
ni
ngt
oex
pat
r
iat
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uet
ore
sou
rce
c
ons
tr
ai
nt
s
Sout
hKo
rea
nMNEs(
Kan
g,Sh
en&Xu
, L
imi
t
edp
re-
dep
art
ur
etr
ai
ni
ng;
emp
has
iz
edo
nla
ngu
aget
r
ain
ing
20
15)
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ngua
ge/
cr
oss
-cul
t
ura
ltr
ai
ni
ng
Ex
pat
r
iat
epo
st-
ar
ri
val
tr
ai
ni
ng
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mtomini
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hcul
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jus
tment
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ovi
dessomeessen
ti
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oci
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porta
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tor
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vesexp
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str
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chi
ngs
,20
03) Ve
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i
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st
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ur&Wo
od,
201
0) Sel
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-
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rop
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Sel
mer
,20
02) L
it
tl
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st-
ar
ri
val
tr
ai
ni
ngt
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pat
r
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es
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ine
seMNEs(
She
n&Da
rby
,20
02) Mai
nl
ypr
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st-
arr
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valt
r
ain
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sa
fet
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rnmen
torin
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rypr
oduct
reg
ula
ti
ons
Sou
thKo
rea
nMNEs(
Kan
g,Sh
en&Xu
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tas
tr
onge
mph
asi
sonl
ang
uag
etr
ai
ni
ngi
nth
eho
stc
oun
tr
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20
15)
De
vel
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ngs
tafft
hr
oug
hin
ter
nat
i
ona
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nte
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i
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tr
act
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g ,
ret
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act
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nag
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oba
lPe
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or
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rf
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cema
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rf
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ti
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r
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aphi
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ti
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mo t
i
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nt
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li
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nefi
t
sofvi
rt
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ms :
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terfl
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bi
li
t
y
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stimea n
dc o
sts
I n
cre
aseslear
nin
ga c
ros
sor
gan
isa
ti
on
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all
eng
es?
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ngcommunic
ati
on(s
tr
ainonin
ter
per
son
alr
el
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on s
hipduetocu
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diff
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nce
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d
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rt
ual
dimensi
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mb i
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astr
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ni
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ni
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at
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vi
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l.
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os:
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ns:
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abi
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it
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or
man
ce
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ckofhe
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art
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ppor
t
Both empirical research and industry surveys revealed the use for non-traditional expatriates
has risen (e.g. Tharenou & Harvey, 2006; PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2005)
• Skill transfer & management development (Mayerhofer et al., 2004)
• Skill transfer, problem solving, managerial control & management development
(Tahvanainen et al., 2005)
• Knowledge transfer, technical support & management control (Kang & Shen, 2016)
It is important to formulate and implement appropriate HRM policies and practices for non-
traditional expatriates
• Recruitment and selection
• Training
• Performance appraisals
• Compensation
Ma
nag
ingn
on-
tr
adi
t
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ale
xpa
tr
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tes
1.Re c
ruit
me ntands el
ection
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tme ntandsel
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ci
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ornon-t
rad
it
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alexpat
ri
at
es
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g .Fi
nn i
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rs p
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fi
cint
erna
ti
onalpr
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ng
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u t
ep robl
ems .
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ti
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ning
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ideli
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nn i
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sal
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at
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or
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es
4.
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ma n
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oforg
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t,d
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op,
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l
is
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ai
n
in
div
idual
swit
hh i
ghl
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humancapi
tal
.
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oba
lta
len
tma
nag
eme
nt
De
fi
nit
i
on:
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et
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2
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p.21
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xpr
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pl
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i
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gnmentwi
t
hstr
at
e g
y
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len
tmanag
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swit
hcorp
orat
est
rat
egy
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sth
est
rat
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tty
peoft
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mport
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aci
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ers
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igh
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b.
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ern
alco
nsi
st
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act
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acho
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r,TMp
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ti
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ann
oto
per
at
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sol
at
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n
3
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t
ural
embed
dednes
s
- I
nt
egra
teco
reval
uesTMp
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ess
es(
egh
ir
in
gme
tho
ds,
lea
der
shi
pde
vel
opme
nt,
PMs
yst
em)
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ageme
nti
nvo
lve
me nt
- TMnee
dst
ogobeyondHR,ma
nag
ersi
nal
ll
eve
lsn
eedt
oin
vol
ve
5
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anceo fgl
oba
l a
ndloc
alneeds
- Howtor e
spondtolo
cald
ema n
dswhil
emai
nt
ai
ni
ngacoh
ere
ntHRs
tr
at
egy?
- Needag l
obalt
emp l
at
eforTMtoens
urec
ons
is
ten
cyb
utal
soal
l
owada
pta
ti
onb
ase
don
sp
ecifi
ccir
cumst
ances
6
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oye
rbr
andi
ngt
hr
oug
hdiff
eren
ti
at
io
n
- Ha
veacompel
l
in
gval
uepr
oposit
i
on(gr
eat
pla
cet
owo
rk)
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r
essi
ngonCSR
Gl
oba
lta
len
tma
nag
eme
nt
Maj
ori
tyres
pondent
sarenotconfi
dentt
hatt
heyh a
veaneff
ect
i
veint
er
nati
ona
lmanag
ement
t
eam
20
%b eli
eveth
eirco
mp an
iesman ageta
lente
ff
ecti
vel
yacr
ossal
lmark
ets
l
essth
a n1/
3agreeto
pma nagemen tt
eamhasa ni
nter
nat
i
onalou
tl
ookondeci
si
onmaki
ng
amixofin
ter
nat
iona
lexper
ien
cea ndlocal
knowledg
e
Some strategies:
organisations need to consider how to strike a proper balance between retention,
outsourcing work, and offshoring staff
organisations need to reposition employees’ skill sets to align with changes in
organisational strategy
keep boosting employee engagement
Employee engagement?
Intellectually and emotionally bound with the organisation
Feels passionate about the goals
Committed to live by its values
Go beyond the basic job responsibility
Why engagement?
Better communication
Better commitment
Better performance
Lower turnover
Ho
wtoi
mpr
ovee
nga
geme
nt?
1
.Commu n
ica
ti
onsact
i
vi
ti
es
- Cr
eat
eanenvi
orn
mentoft
r
ust
ando
pen
nes
ss
- Go
odli
st
ener
2
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dschemes
- Recog
nis
it
onpr
ogr
ams
- Lo
n gse
rvi
cean
dg o
odper
for
mancea
war
ds
- St
ockowner
shi
pandpr
ofi
tsh
ari
ng
3
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tur
ebui
l
di
nga c
ti
vi
t
ies
- Fee
li
ngofb
elon
ing
- CSR
- Workl
if
ebal
anc
e
4
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amb ui
l
di
ngact
iv
it
ie
s
- Soc
ial
act
iv
it
i
es
- Smal
lt
eamrecr
eat
i
onala
cti
vi
t
ies
Ma
nag
ingf
ema
lee
xpa
tr
ia
tes
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ly1
3%o
fUSma
nag
erss
ent
abr
oada
rewo
men
Wh
ysol
ow?
• Myt
h1:Wo mendonotwis
htota
kein
ter
nat
i
onalass
ign
ments
.
• Myt
h2:Wo menwil
lf
ai
lini
nte
rna
ti
onala
ssi
gnment
sbecau
seoft
hef
or
ei
gnc
ult
ur
e’
spr
ej
udi
ces
aga
ins
tlo
calwomen.
• Myt
h3:Comp a
nie
sref
usetosendwomenov
e r
sea
s.
Ho
weve
r,whatwelear
nedfromr es
earc
h?
• Nog en de
rdi
ff
erencesinwil
l
ing
nes
stowor
kov
erse
as
• Stil
lsomeresi
sta
ncet osel
ect
in
gfe
ma l
eex
pat
r
iat
es(p
erc
eiv
eda
shi
ghr
i
sk)
• Nodi ffe
renc
eine ff
ecti
ven
ess
St
rengths
:
• St ronginre
lat
ion
alski
l
ls
• Be t
terwor
ka ndi
nter
act
i
ona d
just
ment
Chal
lenges:
• F ac
etheg l
asscei
li
ng
– I s
ola
ti
ona n
dlonel
i
ness
– Co nst
antpr
ovi
ngofthemsel
ves
,work
ingh
ard
ert
hanma
le
• Ne edtobal
anceworkandfa
milyres
ponsi
bi
l
it
i
es
• Ne edtoworr
ya bo
utacco
mp an
y i
ngspo
use
Mo
reWomenintheFut
ur
e?
• Wo menexpat
ri
at
emanage
rsar
ee x
pect
edt
ogr
ow
• Acutesho
rta
geofhi
gh-
qual
i
tymanage
rs
• I
n c
reasi
ngnumbero
fwomenpro
vid
erol
emode
ls
Wh
atca
ncompan
iesdotoensu
refemal
eexp
atr
i
ates
ucc
ess?
• Pro
vid
emen t
or
s
• Pro
vid
eopport
uni
ti
esf
orin
terp
ers
ona
lnet
wor
ksasafo
rmo
for
gan
iza
ti
ona
lsu
ppo
rt
• Removeso
u r
cesofba
rr
ier
s
• Pr
ovi
des
upp
ort
toc
opewi
t
hdu
al-
car
eeri
ss
ues