<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background and Purpose: The multinational companies require different approach of human resource management to achieve their goals. The reason is in employees who are working abroad, so-called expatriates. The purpose of the research is to investigate perceptions and experience of the expatriates working in one of the Slovenian multinational company.Design/Methodology/Approach: The online survey was performed among all expatriates working for the pharmaceutical company. The questionnaire was randomly sent and delivered in an electronic form, structured in an online program named 1ka (https://www.1ka.si). A total of all 12 questionnaires were completed fully and properly.Results: Results indicate that there are several reasons that expatriates went to work abroad, but none of them did not completely fulfilled the expectations of the expatriates. There are no differences between those expatriates who are working abroad up to 12 months and those who are working more than 12 months in their fulfilment of expectations working abroad for this company.Conclusion: Based on the findings, the study shows the expatriates importance factors for their contribution of working abroad for the company and fulfilment of their expectations. The results are useful for the employees that will be in the future involved in the expatriation process in this company.</abstract>

Background and Purpose: The multinational companies require different approach of human resource management to achieve their goals. The reason is in employees who are working abroad, so-called expatriates. The purpose of the research is to investigate perceptions and experience of the expatriates working in one of the Slovenian multinational company.Design/Methodology/Approach: The online survey was performed among all expatriates working for the pharmaceutical company. The questionnaire was randomly sent and delivered in an electronic form, structured in an online program named 1ka (https://www.1ka.si). A total of all 12 questionnaires were completed fully and properly.Results: Results indicate that there are several reasons that expatriates went to work abroad, but none of them did not completely fulfilled the expectations of the expatriates. There are no differences between those expatriates who are working abroad up to 12 months and those who are working more than 12 months in their fulfilment of expectations working abroad for this company.Conclusion: Based on the findings, the study shows the expatriates importance factors for their contribution of working abroad for the company and fulfilment of their expectations. The results are useful for the employees that will be in the future involved in the expatriation process in this company.

Analysis of Expatriation Process in a Slovenian Company

University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kidričeva cesta 55a, 4000 Kranj,

Information School, The University of Sheffield,

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Background and Purpose: The multinational companies require different approach of human resource management to achieve their goals. The reason is in employees...

Analysis of Expatriation Process in a Slovenian Company

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 63 - 79

Received: Sep 09, 2016

Accepted: Oct 29, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orga-2017-0001

Keywords
expatriation, international career, knowledge transfer, international HRM, MNCs

© by Rok Pintar

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Analysis of Expatriation Process in a Slovenian Company

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 63 - 79

Received: Sep 09, 2016

Accepted: Oct 29, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orga-2017-0001

Keywordsexpatriation, international career, knowledge transfer, international HRM, MNCs

© by Rok Pintar

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
expatriation, international career, knowledge transfer, international HRM, MNCs