GLOBAL WORKFORCE

PLANNING
FORECASTING AND STAFFING
FOR THE MULTINATIONAL
ENTERPRISE
ISSUES RELATED TO LABOR SUPPLY
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
AGING POPULATIONS AND LABOR
SHORTAGES
YOUNG POPULATIONS IN LDCS
INCREASING DIVERSITY
LABOR MOBILITY:EMIGRATION AND
IMMIGRATION
BRAIN DRAIN AND JOB EXPORTING
(REVERSE BRAIN DRAIN)
CATEGORIES OF
INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES
IT AINT AS SIMPLE AS IT
SEEMS
Expatriate literature based on:
The employees country of origin!
Classifying Employees
1. Parent country national (PCN): the nationality
of the employee is the same as that of the
headquarters of the global organization
2. Host country national (HCN): the employees
nationality is the same as that of the
subsidiary
3. Third country national (TCN): The
employees nationality is neither that of the
headquarters or of the local subsidiary

PURPOSE OF ENGAGEMENT
CEO Director or general manager
Troubleshooter sent abroad to solve
business or personnel problems
Operative sent abroad to perform
functional tasks such as accounting, sales,
or manufacturing, usually as a supervisor
Business establishers (e.g. technology transfer,
business start-up)
Project employees (e.g. roll out new product,
establish new procedures)
Research and Development (e.g. new product
design)
MOTIVES FOR TRANSFERRING
EMPLOYEES ABROAD
1. To fill positions involving the transfer of
technology
2. Management development
3. Organizational development
OTHER OPTIONS FOR
INTERNATIONAL STAFFING
Domestic Internationalists
International commuters
Employees on Long-Term Business Trips
Assignees on short-term foreign postings
Assignees on Intermediate-term (12-36 months)
foreign postings
Assignees on long-term (>36 month, <5 years)
foreign postings
Permanent transferees
Permanent cadres
OTHER OPTIONS FOR
INTERNATIONAL STAFFING (contd)
Local Hires
International transferees
Immigrants hired from anywhere
Immigrants hired for the parent company to work
in the parent company
Internships
Returnees
Boomerangs
Second Generation Expatriates
Just-in-time (Ad hoc or contract)
Reward or Punishment assignees

OTHER OPTIONS FOR
INTERNATIONAL STAFFING (contd
Outsourced Employees
Virtual IEs
Self initiated foreign work experience
retirees