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Various
Various types
types of
of international
international assignments:
assignments:
Standard
Standardassignments:
assignments: Short-term,
Short-term, extended,
extended, and
and
longer-term;
longer-term;
Non-standard
Non-standardarrangements:
arrangements:Commuter,
Commuter,rotator,
rotator,
contractual,
contractual, and
and virtual.
virtual.
The
The role
role of
of expatriates
expatriates and
and non-expatriates
non-expatriates
(international
(international business
business travellers)
travellers) in
in
supporting
supporting international
international business
business activities
activities
The
The role
role of
of the
the corporate
corporate HR
HR functions
functions
Advantages
Advantages Disadvantages
Disadvantages
Salary
Salaryand
andbenefit
benefit Transfers
Transfersmust
mustconsider
consider
requirements
requirementsmay
maybebe national
nationalanimosities.
animosities.
lower
lowerthan
thanfor
forPCNs.
PCNs. Host
Hostgovernment
government may may
TCNs
TCNsmaymaybe
bebetter
better resent
resent hiring
hiringTCNs.
TCNs.
informed
informedthan
thanPCNs
PCNs TCNs
TCNsmay maynotnotwant
wantto
to
about
abouthost-country return
host-country return to
totheir
theirown
own
environment.
environment. countries
countriesafter
after
assignment.
assignment.
Some
Some ofof these
these arrangements
arrangements assist
assist in
in overcoming
overcoming
the
the high
high cost
cost of
of international
international assignments
assignments but but are
are
not
not always
always effective
effective substitutes
substitutes for
for the
the traditional
traditional
expatriate
expatriate assignment.
assignment.
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Factors Influencing Virtual Assignments