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Article: Successful expatriation and organizational strategies.(managing employees sent abroad)
- Article from:
- Review of Business
- Article date:
- March 22, 2002
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With more American companies going global, managers need to focus on overseas operations and employees who are sent abroad. This article addresses three key areas for improving expatriate performance: 1) tying it to international operations; 2) tying training and development to overall goals; and 3) capturing/managing expatriates' international knowledge.
Introduction
American companies have made their presence felt in most countries around the globe--through exports, direct investments and joint ventures. And international operations are making a growing contribution to the bottom line of major U.S. organizations. In 1999, for example, 57 percent of ...