Discusses how other countries have dealt with the problems of plant shutdowns and relocation and how their solutions can be adapted to American industry. (JOW)

There are many ways in which a company can ease a foreign executive's transition from a foreign assignment to a United States headquarters job. Assistance in housing, accommodations, compensation, taxes, and home office atmosphere are just a few areas in which the company can help. (Author)

As corporations try to relocate and hire minority group members in all categories of employment, they may be ignoring a very basic problem, their housing needs. Discriminatory home pricing and financing policies may severely restrict a company's efforts to remain an equal opportunity employer. (Author)

Describes a corporate retirement education program that involves seven two-hour sessions covering the following topics: adjustments needed to adapt to an unstructured life-style, problems facing single retirees, housing, part-time employment, health, leisure activities, and financial considerations. The article also examines relocation and retiree…

An awareness level is a way of grouping priorities that an individual normally gives to factors affecting his decision of whether or not to accept an overseas position; satisfactory answers to the questions surrounding each of the items are necessary. It is imperative that the company make such information available. (Author/AJ)