Human Resource Management · 1995 · 138 citations · 20 references
ManagementHuman Resource ManagementOrganizational BehaviorInternational Human Resource ManagementInternational Organizational BehaviorStrategic Human Resource ManagementHuman Resource PlanningInternational Assignment ManagementInternational RecruitmentInternational SelectionInternational Workforce PlanningHuman Resource Policy InfluenceInternational Assignment SelectionInternational Employee RelocationInternational RetentionPreparation For International AssignmentsRelocationSelection For Foreign AssignmentsSelection For International Assignments
Abstract This study used a sample of 405 managers and their spouses from twenty Fortune 500 multinational corporations to document the availability of American managers for international assignments. Aside from their spouses' feelings about international relocation, managers' willingness to relocate internationally was also predicted by their own attitudes about moving in general and their willingness to relocate domestically. Implications for human resource policy suggest that corporations must increasingly focus on human resource policies targeted toward the spouse. Results suggested that monitoring managers' intentions to relocate will enhance the organization's ability to adequately staff international sites with experienced managers. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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