Corporate expatriate career development
Western business expatriates assigned to Hong Kong responded to a mail survey regarding availability and usage of corporate career development activities. Despite the strategic need for expatriation, it was found that corporate development activities had a low availability indicating little interest on the part of parent organizations to assist in the development of expatriate careers. Large-size parent organizations, with substantial interests in international business operations, generally provide more expatriate career development assistance as opposed to small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer resources and little experience to cater to such needs. Experienced expatriate managers generally use more career development activities than less experienced managers, which could pose a problem for the procurement and advancement of new generations of expatriate managers. Implications of these findings for managers and their employers are discussed in detail.
Year of publication: |
1999
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Authors: | Selmer, Jan |
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Journal of International Management. - Elsevier, ISSN 1075-4253. - Vol. 5.1999, 1, p. 55-71
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Subject: | Expatriates Career development Corporate |
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