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Employee perceptions of repatriation in an emerging economy: The Indian experience
Author(s) -
Kulkarni Mukta,
LengnickHall Mark L.,
Valk Reimara
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.20352
Subject(s) - repatriation , context (archaeology) , business , human resource management , exploratory research , perspective (graphical) , perception , human resources , public relations , management , psychology , sociology , political science , economics , geography , law , social science , computer science , archaeology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience
As employees' international mobility has increased, implementing repatriation processes has become a significant human resource (HR) issue. Through an exploratory study using a semi‐structured interview method, we examine repatriated employees' views about HR activities that facilitate and hinder the repatriation process in the emerging economy of India. Respondents described lack of formal repatriation assistance, no contact person in HR to help with repatriation, and lack of re‐entry culture‐related training as characteristic of the repatriation process. Managing employees' expectations, along with creating a more sensitive, structured, and strategic HR function, are recommended to improve the repatriation process. From a theoretical perspective, results point to the multi‐dimensionality of the repatriation construct and provide evidence of the context‐specificity of HR practices. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.