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Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 42, No. 3, 365-377 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1038411104048172

On international assignment: Is expatriation the only way to go?

Marilyn Fenwick

Monash University, Australia, Marilyn.Fenwick{at}BusEco.monash.edu.au

This research explored variations to traditional international assignment. Interviews with expert informants and a survey of 43 human resource managers investigated whether or not four categories of international assignment identified in a recent European survey are occurring in Australian-based multinational enterprises (MNEs). The findings presented are illuminating, but not generalisable. It seems that within this group, a portfolio of international assignment options, in addition to expatriation, is increasingly being offered and undertaken by the Australian respondents to this study. Implications these variations present for international assignment management are presented as an agenda for future research.

Key Words: assignment duration • expatriate • non-standard assignment • interviews • problems


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