International mobility in International Human Resource Management

The following discussion agenda covers the topic of international mobility in International Human Resource Management (IHRM):

1. A stakeholder centric process model of international assignment
• Shareholders, customers and suppliers, employees
2. The boundaryless career
3. Strategy in international staffing
4. International worker profile
5. willingness on international mobility
6. Expatriate populatio diversity
7. Global assignment cycle management
8. Recruitment and selection considerations
9. International management selection systems
• open vs closed
• formal vs informal
10. Expatriate adjustment
11. Expatriate preparation
• An integrative framework for pre-departure preparation
12. Performance measurement
13. Repatriation

Reference
Sparrow, P. Brewster, C. and Harris, H. (2004) "Chapter 7: Managing international mobility" in Globalizing Human Resource Management, Routledge.