Analysis of expatriation process in a Slovenian company

Rok Pintar (Author), Jorge Tiago Martins (Author), Mojca Bernik (Author)

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.

Keywords

expatriation;international career;knowledge transfer;international HRM;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2017
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FOV - Faculty of Organizational Sciences
UDC:	331.108
COBISS:	7902227
ISSN:	1318-5454
Parent publication:	Organizacija
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Analiza procesa ekspatriatizma v slovenskem podjetju
Secondary abstract:	Ozadje in namen: Mednarodna podjetja zahtevajo drugačen pristop kadrovskega managementa pri doseganju svojih ciljev. Vzrok je v zaposlenih, ki delujejo v tujini in jih imenujemo ekspatriati. Namen raziskave je zato ugotoviti dojemanje načina dela in izkušenj ekspatriatov znotraj enega izmed mednarodnih podjetij v Sloveniji. Zasnova/Metodologija/Pristop: Za raziskavo je bila uporabljena spletna anketa med vsemi ekspatriati v farmacevtskem podjetju. Vprašalnik je bil poslan naključno v elektronski obliki in strukturiran v programu 1 ka (https://www.1ka. si). Vseh 12 poslanih vprašalnikov je bilo v celoti in pravilno izpolnjenih. Rezultati: Rezultati so pokazali, da je več dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na odhod ekspatriatov v tujino., pa vendar nobeden izmed njih ni zadovoljil njihovih pričakovanj. Rezultati so med drugim pokazali, da ni nobenih razlik v njihovih pričakovanjih med tistimi ekspatriati, ki so v tujini 12 mesecev ali manj in tistimi, ki presegajo čas dela v tujini za več kot 12 mesecev. Zaključek: V raziskavi so bili ugotovljeni dejavniki, ki vplivajo na odhod ekspatriatov v tujino in zadovoljitev njihovih pričakovanj. Rezultati raziskave bodo v pomoč vsem bodočim ekspatriatom, ki se bodo odločali za ta način dela v izbranem podjetju.
Secondary keywords:	ekspatriatizem;mednarodna kariera;prenos znanja;multinacionalne korporacije;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 63-79
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ50
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology:	feb. 2017
DOI:	10.1515/orga-2017-0001
ID:	9600153