In this day and age of increasing globalization it is with more frequency that we will require US managers to participate in foreign assignments. However, it would be foolish of any company to think that they can just simply send any manager, or that they can send a manager without any prior preparation. The focus of this paper will be to analyze methods and processes of how to appropriately select a manager for a foreign …showed first 75 words of 4238 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4238 total…well communicated repatriation process. This piece of mind of knowing exactly what to expect upon returning to the United States will allow the employee to focus on the tasks at hand overseas, and not worry about the next step his career is going to take upon re-entry. Following a best practice philosophy and always striving to improve current process as new alternatives become available will help ensure that foreign assignments are both beneficial and successful.