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Willingness to relocate internationally
Author(s) -
Brett Jeanne M.,
Stroh Linda K.
Publication year - 1995
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.3930340305
Subject(s) - relocation , multinational corporation , spouse , business , feeling , human resources , aside , human resource management , sample (material) , public relations , resource (disambiguation) , marketing , management , finance , political science , psychology , economics , social psychology , law , art , computer network , chemistry , literature , chromatography , computer science , programming language
This study used a sample of 405 managers and their spouses from twenty Fortune 500 multinational corporations to document the availability of American managers for international assignments. Aside from their spouses' feelings about international relocation, managers' willingness to relocate internationally was also predicted by their own attitudes about moving in general and their willingness to relocate domestically. Implications for human resource policy suggest that corporations must increasingly focus on human resource policies targeted toward the spouse. Results suggested that monitoring managers' intentions to relocate will enhance the organization's ability to adequately staff international sites with experienced managers. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.