In the past few decades, the world has experienced heightened globalisation. During this period, organisations have prioritised setting up leaders capable of dealing with the ever-increasing involvedness of running their global operations. Overseeing global talent along with career paths is consequently a decisive challenge in lots of multinational organisations. Individuals as well as organisations perceive International assignments as a constructive way of developing global occupational competencies (Brewster & Suutari, 2005).
However, repatriation is one aspect of international assignments that has been somehow overlooked. Most literature on international human resource management (IHRM) for the most part focuses on expatriate settlement in the host country of assignment. Not as much of the required concentration has been focused on preparing expatriates for homecoming, notwithstanding the facts regarding the complexity of settling back at home and reports that nearly all expatriates are unhappy with the repatriation process. In view of the fact that the world is becoming more integrated leading to more global deployment of employees, the repatriation process calls for added attention (Furuya et al 2007).
This paper delves into the repatriation process. It critically evaluates the issues and processes involved in repatriation together with the relevant aspects of the expatriation life cycle. First, I define international human resource management (IHRM).
International Human Resource Management
International human resource management (IHRM) refers to “an extension of human resource that relates to having people working in a foreign country.” Peltonen (2006) defines international human resource management (IHRM) as a branch of ...
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...atriation difficulties, using videos, upon returning home. Then the session turns to live discussions and suggestions on how to cope (Black & Gregersen, 1999).
Conclusion
In the present day organisations are expanding their operations to different countries of the world. They therefore need people to work there “expatriates”. Once the international assignment is completed, the expatriates have got to go back home, the process of repatriation begins. Even though most expatriates and managers presuppose that the repatriation process will be easy seeing as the employee is just returning home, research has substantiated that this is a tricky process. There is indication that it could be more difficult to adjust to the home environment as opposed to adjusting to life in a foreign nation. Therefore, repatriation process ought to be considered keenly (Baruch et al 2002).
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While there are many various global issues that affect the International Human Resource Management to run efficiently, there are two key concepts that play a major role in understanding how to approach them with cohesive and a well coherent strategy; they are the International Human Recourse Management Strategy and Understanding the Cultural Environment. In the International Resource Management strategy, many companies will do their research in finding companies that offer the following:
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The experience of the Immigration Journeys: Old and New gave me great insight of the struggles immigrants face when coming to a new country, whether in the past or present. This event was held at a public library close to Pittsburgh, and was meant to share the stories of ten residents that had immigrated to Pittsburgh from all over the world. While the videos were short, they told a vivid story of these individuals’ lives. I learned much more than I thought I would about what it is really like to move to America.
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One way to explain the high levels of turnover of managers on repatriation is provided by Lazarova and Cerdin (2007). According to the authors, it possible to divide into two groups the repatriates: the frustrated and the proactive, which is in accordance with the main reasons of leaving the company upon returning from the international assignment (Figure 8, GMAC GRS, 2016).
...e located and the human resource management to effectively manage the global workforce diversity. Furthermore, management practices across nations should be more focused in terms of enhancing expatriates’ experience with cross-cultural training. It is also highlighted that executives of international firms must efficiently devise the best strategies and plans to increase the business positive performance and for controlling resources of their foreign subsidiaries. As a consequence, global managers play a very important role in the development and success of multinational corporations in the current competitive international market since there are numerous issues that they have to deal with in the operating process. If the enterprises could overcome the management challenges, they would gain great opportunities in the global economy and achieve favorable outcomes.
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