Showing papers by "Mark E. Mendenhall published in 1992"

Global assignments : successfully expatriating and repatriating international managers

Abstract: Part One: Strategic Global Assignments 1. The Strategic Roles of Global Assignments 2. The Process of Making Cross--Cultural Adjustments Part Two: Before the Assignment 3. Selecting: Finding the Right People 4. Training: Helping People Learn to Do the Right Things Part Three: During the Assignment 5. Adjusting: Developing New Mental Road Maps and Behaviors 6. Integrating: Balancing Dual Allegiances 7. Appraising: Determining If People Are Doing the Right Things 8. Rewarding: Recognizing People When They Do Things Right Part Four: After the Assignment 9. Repatriating: Helping People Readjust and Perform 10. Retaining: Utilizing the Experienced Global Manager 11. Managing the Entire Global Assignment Cycle: Establishing Best Practices

Toward a Theoretical Framework of Repatriation Adjustment

Abstract: Although the increased internationalization of business has brought greater scholarly attention to the issue of adjustment to overseas assignments, comparatively little research activity has been paid to the topic of adjustment back to the home country and home office—repatriation adjustment. In this article we argue that repatriation adjustment is sufficiently different from other forms of work adjustment (e.g., domestic relocation and expatriate assignments) to warrant separate theoretical and empirical investigation. To facilitate this, we propose an initial theoretical framework and set of derived propositions to guide and spark future research on this topic.