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International Transfers of Managers in North American and European MnesJournal of International Business Studies
Vol. 16, No. 3 (Autumn, 1985)
, pp. 1-19 (19 pages)
Published By: Palgrave Macmillan Journals
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Global-scale MNEs require a network of managers to direct and control operations around the world. Managerial resources for these jobs can be managers from the headquarters country, host and third countries. International transfers can be for specific staffing needs, for management development and for organization development. The general hypothesis examined in this paper was that global scale MNEs would operate in a regio-or geocentric fashion with full international of the world pool of managerial resources for all international transfers. Case studies were done on two North American and two European MNEs in the chemicals and electronics industries. World-wide transfers and consequent career opportunities were found in all four cases for managers from headquarters countries. Regional transfers and careers were possible for host and third-country managers in regiocentric MNEs, but only national careers were possible in a polycentric MNE. Temporary transfers to world or regional headquarters for management development were found for host and third-country managers, but transfers for organization development were for headquarters nationals. No consistent differences in uses of transfers or international careers were found between North American and European MNEs.
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Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) is a top-ranked peer-reviewed journal in the field of international business; its goal is to publish insightful, innovative and impactful research on international business. JIBS is multidisciplinary in scope, and interdisciplinary in content and methodology. JIBS is an official publication of the Academy of International Business. JIBS is published 9 times a year.
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International Human-Resources Management in European and North-American FirmsInternational Studies of Management & Organization
Vol. 15, No. 1, International Personnel Management (Spring, 1985)
, pp. 6-32 (27 pages)
Published By: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
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International Studies of Management & Organization publishes original research articles from around the world on significant topics in the field of management and organization theory. Issues of the journal are thematic. Each issue is planned and introduced by a specialist guest-editor with particular expertise on the subject.
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