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Chapter 7
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Chapter 7
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING,
DEVELOPMENT,
& CAREERS
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INTERNATIONAL TRAINING,
DEVELOPMENT, & CAREERS
Objectives
Introduction
Components of effective
pre-departure training
Effectiveness of
pre-departure training
Developing staff through
international assignments
Trends in international
training & development
Re-entry & career issues
Repatriation process
Individual reactions to re-entry
Responses by the MNE
Designing a repatriation
program
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T&D = training & development, the human resource, NGOs
internal hires
cultural awareness training, CCT, field experiences, degree of expected
interaction, cultural similarity
information-giving, affective, & immersion approaches, security briefings
role-playing
preliminary visit
Additional types of training:
international cadre
Language
Critical incidents
multinational, virtual teams
repatriation, ROI
Culture assimilator
reverse culture shock
Stress reduction
Simulations
mentors, repatriation program
career anxiety, work adjustment
Sensitivity
family adjustment, social networks
boundaryless careers, protean careers
international itinerants
Objectives: before & during
We examine these pre- & on-assignment issues:
1. Role of training to support expatriate adjustment &
on-assignment performance
2. Components of pre-departure training programs such as
cultural awareness, preliminary visits, & language skills
3. Relocation assistance & training for trainers
4. Effectiveness of pre-departure training
5. Developmental aspect of international assignments
7. Trends in international training & development
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6. Training & developing international mgmt. teams
Objectives: post-assignment
We examine these re-entry issues:
1. Process of re-entry or repatriation
2. Job-related issues
3. Social factors (e.g., family)
that affect re-entry & work adjustment
4. MNE responses to repatriate concerns
5. Staff availability & career issues
6. ROI & knowledge transfer
8. Broader international career issues
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7. Designing a repatriation program
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Chapter 7
Introduction
International assignment as a
training & development tool
Expatriates are trainers
- part of knowledge & competence transfer
- expected to help train & develop HCNs
Expatriates are mgmt. under development
- job rotation broader perspective
- they become global operators
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Expatriates ensure adoption
- show how systems & processes work
- monitor HCN performance
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Figure 7.1
International training & development
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Table 7.1
Availability of cross-cultural training in MNEs
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Components of effective
pre-departure training
Essential components of
pre-departure training
Cultural awareness training
Preliminary visits
Language instruction
Assistance with practical day-to-day matters
Security briefings
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Chapter 7
Black & Mendenhall’s 3 keys
for cross-cultural training
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1. Training methods
2. Levels of training rigor
3. Duration of training relative to
Expected degree of interaction
Culture novelty = how different host culture is
from native culture
Low interaction,
similar cultures
< 1 week training
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Emphasize information-giving approach:
Area or cultural briefings
Lectures, movies, books
Interpreters
‘Survival-level’ language training
more training rigor
1-4 + weeks long
Emphasize affective approach:
Role-playing
Critical incidents
Culture assimilator training
Case studies
Stress reduction training
Moderate language training
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2-12 month job,
some interaction
more training rigor
2+ months long
Emphasize immersion approach:
Assessment center
Field experiences
Simulations
Sensitivity training
Intercultural web-based workshop
Extensive language training
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High interaction,
novel culture
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Effectiveness of
pre-departure training
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Chapter 7
Table 7.2
Perceived value of cross-cultural preparation of expatriates
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Chapter 7
Developing staff through
international assignments
Outcomes of
international assignments
Management development
» Individuals get experience, advance careers
» MNE gets cadre of experienced international operators
» MNE accumulates knowledge, abilities
» MNE & individuals get a global mindset
» MNE gets direct control & socialization which
- helps with knowledge transfer &
- helps transfer competence
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Organizational development
Networked MNEs can use
international teams as
a mechanism for fostering innovation, organizational
learning, knowledge transfer
a means of breaking down functional & national boundaries,
enhancing information flows
a method for encouraging diverse decision-making,
problem-solving, & strategic assessments
a technique for developing shared values;
thus helping MNE with informal, normative
control through socialization
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an opportunity for developing a global perspective
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Chapter 7
Developing international teams through international assignments
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Trends in international training
& development
1. Host countries continue to pressure for local T&D
2. Growing realization that competence learning
depends on national context & HC institutions
3. Increasing awareness of NGOs’ importance
4. Increasing interest in T&D focused on China
5. T&D literature is realizing need to address
global,
comparative, &
national contexts for T&D
(just as IHRM is starting to do)
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Some training & development trends
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Re-entry & career issues
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Figure 7.3
Expatriation includes repatriation
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Figure 7.4
Repatriation activities & practices
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Repatriation process
2011 Study: causes for
international assignment failure
Spouse/partner dissatisfaction
Poor candidate choice
Poor job performance
Inability to adapt
Other family concerns
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Effectiveness of ways to
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In most to least effective order:
1. Opportunity to use experience
2. Position choices upon return
3. Recognition
4. Repatriation career support
5. Improved performance evaluation
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Individual reactions to re-entry
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Figure 7.5
Factors influencing repatriate adjustment
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Table 7.3
Career impacts of international assignments
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Responses by the MNE
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Figure 7.6
Linking repatriation process to outcomes
Knowledge & skills acquired
from international assignment
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Chapter 7
Market specific knowledge
local systems (political, social, economic), language, customs
Personal skills
inter-cultural knowledge, self-confidence, flexibility, tolerance
Job-related management skills
communication, project management, problem-solving
Network knowledge
meeting diverse people
General management capacity
broader job responsibilities,
exposure to other parts of the organization
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Chapter 7
Designing a repatriation program
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Table 7.4
Topics covered by a repatriation program
1. Pre-departure briefings on what to expect & upon return
2. Multiple career planning sessions
3. Written repatriate agreements clarifying available
assignments upon return
4. Mentoring programs that continue after return
5. Extended home visits to keep up with social, family, &
organizational changes
6. Reorientation programs on changes in organization
7. Personalized financial & tax advice
8. Providing an adjustment period upon return
9. Visible & concrete expressions of
repatriate’s value to the firm
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Chapter 7
Strategies for smooth re-entry