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Contents
International human resource management (IHRM) Expatriate and Repatriate Domestic vs International human resource management

Chapter 1 IHRM Reviews

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Types of Global Organizations

Types
Importing and Exporting Multinational Enterprise (MNE) Global Organization Selling and buying goods and services with organizations in other countries An organization with operating units located in foreign countries. An organization having corporate units in a number of countries integrated to operate worldwide.

Types of Global Organizations

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Types of Global Organizations

International assignments create expatriates

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Types of Global Employees

Types of Global Employees

What is an expatriate?
An employee who is working and temporarily residing in a foreign country Expatriates are PCNs from the parent country operations, TCNs transferred to either Head Quarter or another subsidiary, and HCNs transferred into the parent country

Parent-Country National

Third-Country National

Host-Country National - Local - Repatriate

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Factors in Expatriate Selection

Global Assignment Management Cycle

Cross-Cultural Suitability Technical Ability Family Requirements

individual situational
Country-Cultural Requirements

Selection Decision

MNC Requirement Language

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Expatriate Adjustment Stages

Causes of Expatriate Assignment Failure

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The Expatriate Problem

Crisis and Adjustment Determining The Need Departure Reassignment Abroad Preparation

Repatriation process

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Post-arrival Orientation and Training Repatriation And Adjust

Physical relocation Repatriation process

Transition

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The Selection Process Pre-assignment Training Crisis and Failure
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Re-adjustment
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Model of IHRM

Global Employee Selection Factors

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HR activities
Human Staffing

resource planning

International HR activities
HR Plan Recruitment, Selection, Placement Training and Development Performance Management Compesation and Benefit

Recruitment Selection Placement

Training

and development Performance Management Compensation (remuneration) and benefits Employee relations
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Expatriation / Repatriation
Employee Relation

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Domestic HRM and IHRM Compared

More HR activities. Need for a broader perspective - Pay Systems
- Health Insurance - Family

Domestic HRM and IHRM Compared

Changes in emphasis
Emphasis placed on various HR activities change. Bring high-potential local staff to corporate head quarters.

Risk exposure
Physical safety of employees Emergency evacuation procedures . High cost

More involvement in employee personal lives

- Internal Human Resource Service.
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More External Influences

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