tailieunhanh - Chapter 7: Re-entry and career issues

Whereas the preceding chapters concentrated on the management and support of international assignments, this chapter deals with what could be called the post-assignment stage. | Chapter 7 Re-entry and career issues Chapter objectives the process of re-entry or repatriation job-related issues (cont.) Whereas the preceding chapters concentrated on the management and support of international assignments, this chapter deals with what could be called the post-assignment stage. Re-entry, though, raises issues for both the expatriate and the multinational, some of which may be connected to events that occurred during the international assignment. We treat this stage as part of the international assignment. We examine: 7/ Chapter objectives (cont.) social factors, including family factors that affect re-entry and work adjustment multinational responses to repatriate concerns return on investment (ROI) and knowledge transfer designing a repatriation programme. 7/ Re-entry Expatriation process also includes repatriation: the activity of bringing the expatriate back to the home country Re-entry presents new challenges May experience re-entry shock Some exit the | Chapter 7 Re-entry and career issues Chapter objectives the process of re-entry or repatriation job-related issues (cont.) Whereas the preceding chapters concentrated on the management and support of international assignments, this chapter deals with what could be called the post-assignment stage. Re-entry, though, raises issues for both the expatriate and the multinational, some of which may be connected to events that occurred during the international assignment. We treat this stage as part of the international assignment. We examine: 7/ Chapter objectives (cont.) social factors, including family factors that affect re-entry and work adjustment multinational responses to repatriate concerns return on investment (ROI) and knowledge transfer designing a repatriation programme. 7/ Re-entry Expatriation process also includes repatriation: the activity of bringing the expatriate back to the home country Re-entry presents new challenges May experience re-entry shock Some exit the company 7/ Figure 7-1: Expatriation includes repatriation 7/ Figure 7-2: The repatriation process 7/ Repatriation phases Preparation - developing plans for the future; gathering information about the new position Physical relocation Transition Readjustment - coping with change Use of relocation consultants and removal firms 7/ Individual reactions: job-related Career anxiety No post-assignment guarantee of employment Loss of visibility and isolation Changes in the home workplace Work adjustment The employment relationship and career expectation Re-entry position Devaluing of international experience Coping with new role demands Loss of status and pay 7/ Figure 7-3: The repatriate’s role 7/ UK repatriate study Survey of 124 recently repatriated employees Data analysis indicated five predictors for repatriate maladjustment (in ranked order): Length of time abroad Unrealistic expectations Downward job mobility Reduced work status Negative perceptions of employer’s