Title: Expatriate development for Asia-Pacific: a study of training contents and methods

Authors: AAhad M. Osman-Gani, Wee-Liang Tan

Addresses: Nanyang Business School (S3-B3A-27), Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore. ' School of Business, Singapore Management University, #03-07, 469 Bukit Timah Road, 259756, Singapore

Abstract: The emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific form a major arena of increasing overseas business operations. Yet little is known about the international HRD programmes and practices employed by companies to train and develop managers for this dynamic region. This paper presents the empirical findings of a study on the relative importance of several training content areas that are crucial for managers to succeed in overseas assignments in the Asia-Pacific region. The study is based on companies that have internationalised business opportunities in the region. In addition to identifying the profiles of international managers, the study also identified the types, contents, effective methods and duration of such training programmes.

Keywords: international HRD; overseas assignments; expatriate training; Asia-Pacific; Singapore; human resource development; management training; management development; international managers; manager training; global business; globalisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2005.005984

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2005 Vol.5 No.1, pp.41 - 56

Published online: 17 Jan 2005 *

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