Essay - Expatriate Repatriation and Commitment Chapter One Introduction to the Study...

EXPATRIATE REPATRIATION AND COMMITMENT

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction to the Study

The study presented represents an effort ***** develop a further understanding of successful strategies utilized to increase more positive outcomes associated with repatriation of employees who are returning to the home organization after having been on an overseas assignment. I became interested in ***** topic ***** commitment and repatriation shortly after an acquaint*****ce accepted an assignment requiring relocation to Singapore. This individual has been ***** the same company for over ten years ***** has enjoyed success and promotion on a regul*****r basis. ***** had no doubt of his commitment to his field of expertise or ***** ***** employer. My perceptions were altered, when I received an e-mail asking for advice on his career and any possible repercussions should he resign during t***** assignment. This person had completed two years of service out ***** a ***** three to five year assignment. ***** was surprised he was considering an offer from a multinational corporation which would relocate him to Brussels. There ***** been no apparent clues to his discontent with ***** employer, but clearly he was ***** other opportunities.

***** I questioned him ab***** his expectations and career path ***** the company, I found that ***** job ***** promised to him upon the return to the states. ***** was one reason he was actively pursuing ***** opportunities whe*****r domestic or international. Apparently this concern over job security is ***** that ***** frequently experienced by expatriates. Recent research findings have suggested that almost 60% of U.S. expatriates said they had no job guarantees at the end ***** their *****(Light 78).

I was intrigued why a successful person, living *****n exotic and well paid existence, would consider leaving his *****. As the issue of an unclear repatriation ***** employment condition was explained, my thoughts centered on ***** lack ***** commitment to the present employer. I questi*****ed him *****out this issue and he stated "it's not my lack of commitment; it's ***** lack of commitment by the company." His comment told me he needed to look ***** outside sources for employment since ***** *****ed faith in ***** current *****. This seems logical from an American point of view. His ***** was to provide his services to the best ***** his abilities on a d*****ily *****. Remaining with the original employer ***** not ever considered to be part of the commitment bargain.

In this case, ***** ***** did not accept the position in ***** and completed the assignment in *****. How*****, he ***** leave his employer within 18 months of his return to t***** United States. A position was ***** for him within the company, but an incident occurred on his second day back to work that he later described as a "waters*****d revelation."

As he was unpacking items in his office, a facilities worker appeared and informed him that t***** window in his ***** ***** need to be covered by sheet rock and wallpaper. The worker asked him ***** leave for the morning in order