International assignments: an integration of strategy, research, and practice

1. strategic roles of international assignments in globalization

2. process of cross-cultural adjustment

3. Selecting : identifying candidates with global leadership potential

4. Training : helping people learn to do the right things

5. Adjusting : developing new mental road maps and cultural skills

6. Integrating : balancing multiple allegiances

7. Appraising : determining if people are doing the right things

8. Rewarding : compensation and pay

9. Repatriating : helping people readjust and perform

10. Retaining : utilizing the experienced global manager

11. Managing the entire global assignment cycle : establishing best practices.