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2 - The Recruitment, Selection, and Preparation of Expatriates

from Part I - The Expatriation Process of Corporate Expatriates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2020

By
Marie-France Waxin  and
Chris Brewster
Edited by
Jaime Bonache ,
Chris Brewster  and
Fabian Jintae Froese
Jaime Bonache
Affiliation:
Carlos III University of Madrid
Chris Brewster
Affiliation:
University of Reading
Fabian Jintae Froese
Affiliation:
University of Goettingen
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Summary

This chapter discusses expatriate recruitment sources, methods, and the expatriates’ motivations to work abroad. Then it examines expatriate selection criteria, methods, and how expatriates are selected in practice. The chapter also presents the variety of expatriate preparation methods, discusses expatriate training effectiveness, and expatriate preparation in practice. It concludes by considering future avenues of research. Overall, in the area of selection and preparation for international assignments there is good material for researchers to build on and a growing understanding of the key issues. Nevertheless, there remains here a rich field for exciting research in the future.

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Recruitmentselectionmotivationcriteriamethodspreparationpreparation in practice
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Global Mobility and the Management of Expatriates , pp. 31 - 56
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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