Career issues in International Human Resource Management

The following discussion agenda is on career issues in International Human Resource Management (IHRM):

1. The repatriation process and practices
2. Individual reaction to re-entry and repatriate adjustment
• Job-related factors
• Social factors
3. Career impacts of international assignments
4. The repatriate role
5. The readjustment challenge
• Company changes
• Home country societal changes
• Family adjustment
• Altered personal perspective
6. Multinational responses
• Staff availability and career expectations
• Return on investment (ROI) considerations
• Knowledge transfer
7. Repatriate program design

References

1. Dowling, P.J., Festing, M., and Engle, Sr., A.D. (2008) "Chapter 8: Re-entry and career issues" in International Human Resource Management, Thomson.
2. On career management: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_management