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Osman-Gani, A Ahad M.; Hyder, Akmal S. – Career Development International, 2008
Purpose: With increasing interest in overseas business expansion, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, expatriate management, including repatriation readjustments, has become a critical international human resource development (HRD) issue for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This empirical study therefore aims to investigate the use of HRD…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Global Approach, Human Resources, Career Development
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Matthiesen, Jane Kirsten; Tissington, Patrick – Human Resource Development Review, 2008
Relocation, an intraorganizational geographical transfer, can be used for human resource development (HRD) because of the positive developmental effects it can induce. It is, thus, important for HRD professionals to understand the implications of relocation to ensure it is used appropriately and effectively as an HRD technique. Research on…
Descriptors: Classification, Relocation, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Sellin, Burkart – 1991
The Council of the European Communities (EC) has passed a number of decisions related to the creation of a labor market for skilled workers and to the facilitation of their free movement in a merging Europe. The establishment of comparability of vocational training qualifications is seen as a first step toward achieving the mutual recognition of…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, International Communication
Cao, Xiaonan – Compare, 1996
Asserts that, with the new structure of the global economy, the pattern of international mobility of highly skilled personnel (HSP) is changing. Analyzes the development of a new phenomenon, "brain circulation," where HSP's stay a shorter period of time in host countries due to international job opportunities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Emerging Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
CEDEFOP Flash, 1993
During 1992, CEDEFOP (the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) commissioned two projects to investigate the current situation with regard to databases on vocational qualifications in Member States of the European Community (EC) and possibilities for networking such databases. Results of these two studies were presented and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Database Design, Databases, Employment Qualifications
Jones, Hywel Ceri – 1992
A frontier-free European Community (EC) has been created in which goods, capital, services, and people move freely across national frontiers. The issue of mobility is especially important for young people eager to exploit the opportunities opened up and for teachers and trainers in the educational field. A European dimension is now a necessary…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Planning, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries