Volume : III, Issue : III, March - 2013

Factors Affecting the Success of International Assignments

N. Padmavathy, Dr. N. Thangavel

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The increased internationalization of business has made the understanding of international human resource management problems important for executives in multinational corporations (MNC). Many companies today have subsidiaries through the world. By having subsidiaries in a foreign country, employees are prepared to transfer aoad. Even though international deputation has been around quite some time, MNC’s are still besieged with the success of international assignment. This paper focuses on the factors which influences the success of international assignment. The main objective is to examine the factors influencing the success of international assignment. The study is based on the empirical data which was collected from 500 Indian repatriates who work for MNC. Data collection is made through structured questionnaire. T–test was used to analyse the data. Major findings revealed the fact that spouse support and family support is the significant factor which influences repatriates for completion of successful international assignment.

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N. Padmavathy,Dr. N. Thangavel Factors Affecting the Success of International Assignments Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.III March 2013

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