International Business and People Relations

Assessment Information
This is an individual assignment
Brief
This assignment requires you to write an individual 2000 words originalreportto addressthe following
task:
Choose one international company from the service sector. As an HR director, you are requested to
propose an international human resource management plan to manage the international staffing.
You are to formulate a critical report to the board of directors with the following objectives:
• Discuss the causes and impact of expatriate failure.
• Evaluate the current international staffing practices in the chosen company.
• Recommend an effective international staffing strategy.
To accomplish these objectives, you will be expected to
a) develop an analysis the causes and impact of expatriate failure. This analysis will be based
on a critical evaluation of the relevant literature about the theoretical debate on expatriate
management, Cross Cultural Management and IHRM.
b) evaluate the expatriate management practices in the company you choose; This evaluation
should consider the expatriate training, reward, performance management, and talent
management practices.