Benchmarking international assignment programs : assessing overall effectiveness / Roger Herod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herod, Roger, 1944-

Series:

Global HR Management Series

Global HR management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Personnel management.

International business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (37 p.)

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Va. : Society for Human Resource Management, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Addressing challenges such as updating outmoded international business policies, this resource values external and internal comparisons for achieving a comprehensive assessment of the overall effectiveness of their assignment programs-providing HR practitioners with an understanding of the issues involved. Tackling such challenges as managing employee growth and development internationally, this guidebook recommends benchmarking goals, creating uniform employee policies, and maintaining support services for foreign-office assignees and their families as a means to avoid demoralized satellite o

Contents:

Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; About the Series; Introduction; External Benchmarking; Business Needs; Competitive Environment; Evaluating Policy Elements; Assignment Cost Comparisons; Developing Recommendations; Internal Benchmarking; Who Are the Customers?; What Are You Trying to Find Out, Anyway?; Survey Options; Using the Results; Value of Internal Surveys; Balancing External and Internal Survey Results; Get recognized around the world. Achieve the GPHR designation; Recommended SHRM Books

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-58644-304-6

OCLC:

793996669