Overview
In this discussion, you will assume the role of an HR professional assigned to improve the success rate of your organization’s expatriate program. For this activity, imagine you are working for a well-known company like Starbucks that operates globally and frequently assigns employees to international locations. Your task is to gather data on the existing expatriate process and identify areas for improvement.
Review the module resources first. Next, develop a data-gathering tool you could use to audit your organization’s expatriate program. This tool could be a checklist, a list of questions, or another method that would help you collect relevant data on the existing process.
Your data-gathering tool should cover important aspects of the expatriate process, including:
- Pre-departure training
- Cultural adaptation support
- Communication strategies
- Performance evaluation during the assignment
The goal is to gather enough information to develop recommendations for improving the expatriate assignment success rate, although you are not required to provide recommendations in this discussion.
In your initial post, address the following prompts:
- Share your data-gathering tool.
- Explain how the tool you developed to audit the company’s expatriate process will help you identify key areas for improvement.
Support your arguments with evidence from the course materials, readings, or external sources. Make your arguments more compelling by sharing concrete examples to illustrate your points. Finally, relate your response to broader course themes or real-world applications.