critically assessing the problems associated with employing expatriates together with some of the solutions to these problems.

Task:

Write an essay critically assessing the problems associated with employing expatriates together with some of the solutions to these problems.

Include appropriate examples drawn from a selection of literature or your own experience.

Use the accompanying research papers for references in addition to others of your choosing.

• Hasleberger, A. And Brewster, C. (2009) Capital Gains: Expatriate adjustment and the Psychological Contract in International Careers. Human Resource Management, May–June 2009, Vol. 48, No. 3, Pp. 379– 397.

• Kraimer, M.L., Shaffer, M.A., Harrison, D.A. and Ren, H.(2012 ) No Place Like Home? An Identity Strain Perspective on Repatriate Turnover. Academy of Management Journal 2012, Vol. 55, No. 2, 399–420.

• Takeuchi, R. (2010) A Critical Review of Expatriate Adjustment Research Through a Multiple Stakeholder View: Progress, Emerging Trends, and Prospects. Journal of Management 2010 36: 1040 originally published online 26 January 2010.

• Tungli, Z and Peiperl, Y. (2009) Expatriate Practices in German, Japanese, U.K., and U.S. Multinational Companies: a Comparative Survey of Changes. Human Resource Management, January–February 2009, Vol. 48, No. 1, Pp. 153– 17.
You will be expected to demonstrate that you:

1. Are familiar with and able to critically review the relevant literature on international HRM, international/global management and intercultural working.
2. Have a critical understanding of the role and contributions of international managers in the organisation, recruitment and selection procedures for different countries.
3. Have a critical understanding of the capabilities, qualities and conditions that various studies report as being important to the role and effective functioning of an international/global team leader/manager.
4. Have an appreciation of the specific organisational strategies and interventions that can be used to ensure international managers are fit for the role, as well as those that can ameliorate/or limit the impact of potential challenges an international manager might face e.g. selection methods, pre-departure briefings and training, cultural competence skills development.

Learning Outcome Assessed

The learning outcomes being assessed relate to the following Knowledge Indicators in the MID:

Knowledge Indicators

Different aspects of national culture, their sources and implications for international organisations.
Methodologies of expatriation practice; selection, decision making, preparation, adjustment, repatriation; reasons for failure.
The contributors to and different aspects of national culture, the implications for organisations and:
• Issues in cross cultural communication
• Operating under different cultural models
• Acknowledging & assimilating difference using appropriate communication media

Coursework
Assessment Criteria:

1. Introduction: Identify nature & scope of topic critically and thoroughly (10%)

2. Literature Review: Demonstrate clear understanding of relevant theories, concepts and issues, and use of the relevant academic literature (30%). Literature should be integrated across the essay rather than in a section on itself.
3. Analysis & Discussion: Present strong and critical analysis and discussion well-grounded in literature (35%)
4. Conclusions & Recommendations: Summarise the assignment thoroughly and critically, and provide appropriate recommendations (15%)
5. Presentation: Convey all information clearly and completely with logical order and make use of approved academic referencing style (10 %)