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    The document discusses repatriation, which is the process of bringing expatriates back to their home country from an international assignment. It outlines the key stages of repatriation, including preparation, physical relocation, transition, and readjustment. It also discusses how multinational companies should manage repatriation to maximize the benefits of international assignments and knowledge transfer. Effective repatriation programs address issues like preparing expatriates for reverse culture shock, assisting with career paths and reentry positions, and helping with family reintegration needs.

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    The document discusses repatriation, which is the process of bringing expatriates back to their home country from an international assignment. It outlines the key stages of repatriation, including preparation, physical relocation, transition, and readjustment. It also discusses how multinational companies should manage repatriation to maximize the benefits of international assignments and knowledge transfer. Effective repatriation programs address issues like preparing expatriates for reverse culture shock, assisting with career paths and reentry positions, and helping with family reintegration needs.

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    The document discusses repatriation, which is the process of bringing expatriates back to their home country from an international assignment. It outlines the key stages of repatriation, including preparation, physical relocation, transition, and readjustment. It also discusses how multinational companies should manage repatriation to maximize the benefits of international assignments and knowledge transfer. Effective repatriation programs address issues like preparing expatriates for reverse culture shock, assisting with career paths and reentry positions, and helping with family reintegration needs.

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    Re-Entry and Career Issues

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    The document discusses repatriation, which is the process of bringing expatriates back to their home country from an international assignment. It outlines the key stages of repatriation, including preparation, physical relocation, transition, and readjustment. It also discusses how multinational companies should manage repatriation to maximize the benefits of international assignments and knowledge transfer. Effective repatriation programs address issues like preparing expatriates for reverse culture shock, assisting with career paths and reentry positions, and helping with family reintegration needs.

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    Re-entry and Career issues

    Introduction
    There have been considerable advances in our
    understanding and knowledge of the issues surrounding
    the management and support of expatriates in terms of
    recruitment and selection, predeparture training and
    compensation.
    The expatriation process also includes repatriation: the
    activity of bringing the expatriation back to the home
    country.
    Expatriation includes repatriation

    Repatriation
    Recruitment & Predeparture On or
    selection training assignment Re-
    assignmant
    The repatriation process

    preparation

    Physical
    relocation Repatriation
    process

    transition

    readjustment
    • Preparation involves developing plans for future and gathering
    information about the new position. The firm may provide a
    checklist of items to be considered before the return home or a
    through preparation of employee and family for the transfer home.

    • Physical relocation refers to removing personal effects, breaking ties


    with colleagues and friends, traveling to the next posting, usually
    the home country. Most multinationals use firms or relocation
    consultants to handle the physical relocation, both for the
    movement out and the return home for the employees and family.

    • Transition means settling into temporary accommodation where


    necessary making arrangements for housing and schooling and
    caring out other administrative tasks.

    • Readjustment involves coping with reserve culture shoc and career


    demands.
    Multinational responses
    Managing the process of repatriation should be of
    concern multinationals that desire to maximize the
    benefits of international assignments and create a large
    internal labor market.

    Staff ability
    Return on investment
    Knowledge transfer
    Designing a repatriation programmer
    • While there is no simple, quick solution preparing the
    repatriate and family for re-entry appears to have some
    value . The potential for mismatch of expectation
    regarding future may be addressed as part of pre
    repatriation training before the return and discussed
    during re-entry counseling sessions between the
    receiving organization in the home country and
    repatriate.
    • Preparing physical relocation and transition
    information.
    • Financial and tax assistance.
    • re-entry position and career path assistance
    • Reverse culture shock.(incl. family disorientation)
    • School systems and children’s education(incl. adaption)
    • Workplace charges (such as corporate culture, structure,
    decentralization)
    • Stress management, communication related training.
    • Establishing networking opportunities.
    • Help in forming new social contacts

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