International Human Resource

Management
Chapter 8a Composing An
International Staff

Topic & Structure of the lesson

Learning Outcomes
Analyse the challenges associated with
composing international staff
Understand the different staffing policies
Review the strategic perspective on international
transfers and look at the underlying motives that
MNCs have to send out expatriates
Understand the recruitment and selection issues
associated with expatriation

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Recruitment & Selection of Expatriates

- Technical competence on the job

- Personal traits or relational abilities
- Ability to cope with environmental
variables
- Family situation

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Expatriate Adjustment
Process
* Mendenhall & Oddou
Self orientation dimension: activities &
attributes that serve to strengthen the
expatriates self esteem, self confidence &
mental hygiene
Orientation dimension: activities & attributes
that enhance the expatriates ability to
interact effectively with host nationals

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Perceptual dimension: the ability to

understand why foreigners behave the
way they do; the ability to make correct
attributions about the reasons of hostnationals
Cultural toughness dimension: this
dimension can modify the importance of
the three dimensions

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Expatriate Adjustment & Failure

a)
b)
c)
d)

Job Factors:
Role clarity
Role discretion
Role conflict
Role novelty

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides


a)
b)
c)
)
a)
b)

Organisational factors
Supervisor support
Co-worker support
Logistical support
Individual factors
Achievement self-efficacy
Social self-efficacy

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

an acknowledgement of expatriate adjustment

involves not just adjustment to the interaction
with the host country nationals from another
culture
use of sophisticated selection procedures that
include selection criteria such as cross culture
competence & language fluency
A job design that maximises role discretion &
role clarity

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Provisions of proper organisational

support systems, both through logistical
support and support from supervisors &
co-workers in the host country
Inclusion of the spouse in any training &
support programme

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Review Questions
1) With the growth in modern communication
technologies, such as email and videoconferencing and the declining costs of
international travel, expatriates will become an
extinct species! Comment on this statement.
2) With regard to recruitment & selection, actual
practice in MNCs seems to be quite different
from recommendations for good practice. Why
do you think this is the case?

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Question and Answer Session

Q&A
Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides

Module Code and Module Title

Title of Slides