Session 9: Expatriates and global mobility
Topics:
- Managing expatriates and global mobility
- Sophie in the lands of the Mullahs Case
Reading(s):
Pucik, V., Evans, P., Björkman, I., and Morris, S. (2017). Global Challenge: International Human Resource Management.Chicago: Chicago Business Press. Third edition, Chapter 9.
Clouse, M.A. and Watkins, M.D. (2009). Three keys to getting an overseas assignment right. Harvard Business Review, October: 115-119.
Sophie in the land of the Mullahs: From clichés to the reality of expatriation (case available on MyCourses).Chapter 9 pdf file is attached here.
Submit an individual reflection paper in which you reflect on the learnings from your reading of the assigned literature for each session. For each chapter and article the paper should contain:
1. Own learning points (i.e. what did YOU learn when reading the material)
2. Questions/issues that you would like to discuss during the session, as well as reasons why you think these questions/issues are worthy of discussion
Format: 200-250 words per chapter/article
Deadline: The reflection paper has to be uploaded to the assignment submission box in MyCourses on 23.3 (23:59)
Reading(s):
Pucik, V., Evans, P., Björkman, I., and Morris, S. (2017). Global Challenge: International Human Resource Management.Chicago: Chicago Business Press. Third edition, Chapter 9.
Clouse, M.A. and Watkins, M.D. (2009). Three keys to getting an overseas assignment right. Harvard Business Review, October: 115-119.