Essay Assignment Details:
A large company in Singapore is sending two (2) expatriates (each with family ie on accompanied terms) to Europe; namely London & Moscow. The HR department is aware that such international assignments, however, come with challenges.
In the context of the above setting, what are the issues you as the HR Manager will have to consider when preparing and conditioning these two expatriates (and family members with children) for assignments to London and Moscow respectively?
After less than 6 months, the expatriate (and family) from London was urgently recalled back home. What immediate actions should be taken to ensure a successful re-entry home?
After the expatriate (and family) from Moscow, had almost completed the required 2-year assignment, they had to be extended for another 2 years. What would be some of the issues faced by the expatriate immediately (upon extension) and the issues to be faced after 4 years away from home country?
It is expected that you will use at least 15academicreferences. Recommended to have 1 reference for every 150 words. Websites, such as Wikipedia, will not be accepted, other than for providing general details and these will not be counted in the minimum references required.
Structure of the Essay:
Introduction – Indicates the ideas/perspectives (scope) to be discussed in the paper.
Body – Main content of the topic; to provide good examples, support (models, references, statistics, corporate stories/cases, etc)
Conclusion – Brief summary of the main points (contains no new information)
