HRM practices for ensuring the success of expatriate assignments

Running Head: EXPATRIATE ASSIGNEMNT 0
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

EXPATRIATE ASSIGNEMNT 1
Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
HRM practices for ensuring the success of expatriate assignments......................................................2
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................6
References.............................................................................................................................................7

EXPATRIATE ASSIGNEMNT 2
Introduction
In today’s business environment, it becomes essential for companies to undertake
expatriate assignments. It helps the firms in gaining competitive advantage. It is true that
whenever an employee goes abroad for taking expatriate assignment, it has to face several
cultural issues. Every country has their own culture and beliefs that possess the hindrance in
completing those assignments. Therefore, various HRM practices are required to be taken by
the organization for ensuring its success. Before sending the employee for expatriate
assignment, it is essential to provide the training to employees for effective working in that
country. The employee related to their security can also face several issues. Therefore,
security training is also needed that is explained in the report. Besides this, importance of
compensation, selection and performance evaluation as essential HRM practices has been
discussed in the report.
HRM practices for ensuring the success of expatriate assignments
Expatriate assignment is that when an employee is sent for living in abroad for a
specific time. Person who is going to abroad is expected to relocate in abroad with or without
family. It is sent for a period of six months to one year. On the other hand, typical expatriate
assignments are done from two to five years. Organization sends the employee for expatriate
assignments in order to increase the potential of employees for career development.
Expatriate assignment helps in transferring the skills and knowledge to the overseas partner.
By undertaking expatriate assignments, companies can implement various working practices
as well as quality standards. Besides this, it also helps the organization in developing their
management competencies and skills. By taking those assignments, employees can learn to
understand and recognize the diversities in other countries. They also learn to develop the
interpersonal and leadership skills of collaborating with multicultural teams. For each
person, it presents several opportunities as well as challenges personally and professionally. It
helps the individual to learn new skills, develop the understanding of culture, and develop the
new parts of the World. On the other side, it is also true that it can prove to be challenging for
the expatriates in various aspects. The first and foremost challenge that comes under the way
of expatriate assignment is to fit in the culture of other country. It can present the challenge in