We systematically review theoretical and empirical research published in 38 journals over the last 52 years dealing with host-country nationals (HCNs) in multinational enterprises. We find that HCNs are treated in a relatively homogeneous manner, despite their important differences. Three themes...

1. Performance management around the globe : introduction and agenda / Arup Varma, Pawan S. Budhwar and Angelo DeNisi -- 2. Employee performance management : policies and practices in multinational enterprises / Dennis R. Briscoe and Lisbeth M. Claus -- 3. Motivation and performance management /...

This paper proposes a methodology for governing expatriate assignments in the context of corporate-level objectives.The approach taken is to envisage expatriate managerial assignments within the theoretical framework of agency theory and the knowledge-based view of the firm. The paper begins...