David Wueringer, Peter

Since globalization has increased the need for companies to send employees abroad, the importance of procedures related to the Selection, Preparation, Relocation, and eventual Repatriation of these individuals has also gained in importance. To improve this process from start to finish, the intent of this thesis is to establish a standardized set of procedures to help boost transparency, performance, and employee morale.
This thesis is divided into three main phases \ue2 Research, Discovery and Recommendations. In the Research section the author provides an up to date literature review about International Human Resource Management. The Discovery phase entailed interviewing a total of seven employees of a German-Austrian industrial corporation who represent different stakeholders in the process. After the interviews had been concluded, the author identified two main gaps \ue2 Preparation and Communication \ue2 that then formed the basis of the Recommendations section.
Moreover, each section of the thesis is further divided into the four phases of the expatriation/repatriation process for purposes of chronology and ease of reading. Recommendations are given following the same four phase format and are intended to compliment the checklist provided in the appendix that also serves as a final guide for implementation. All the presented findings are not only relevant for the sample company, but also for all companies which are faced with growing global business units and the necessity of employing expatriates

Development of an Expatriation and Repatriation Strategy for an International Corporation

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

Thesys