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The repatriation process of Finnish international assignees

by Netta Löyvä

Institution: Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
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Year: 2014
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Record ID: 1132632
Full text PDF: http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/79238


Abstract

The ever increasing influence of globalization requires many organizations to become global. This brings in the need for sending expatriates to the organization’s other locations abroad. Expatriation process requires investment by the human resource department. Unfortunately the management of the repatriation phase is often left with little attention by the home organizations. This thesis concentrates on the repatriation process of Finnish international assignees. The purpose of this research was to discover which are the factors the repatriates would expect from the home organization when returning from the international assignment and how do the repatriates feel the international assignment affected their professional career. The research in this thesis was conducted in a quantitative method including some qualitative elements. The data was collected by a structured survey which included four open questions. The survey was completed by 20 respondents who had already repatriated from their international assignments. The conclusions of this thesis were created by comparing the survey results to the literature part. Repatriates expect their home organizations to pay more attention to the entire repatriation process. Earlier information about the up-coming tasks, better utilization of the new skills and competencies and help with the various bureaucratical issues are expected by the assignees. Furthermore, the repatriates feel that their networks were expanded, they acquired new skills and knowledge and their professional performance was enhanced through the assignment. The expatriation is not considered to affect the repatriate’s position at the home organization as such.; Jatkuvasti kasvava globalisaation vaikutus edellyttää monia organisaatioita muuttumaan kansainvälisiksi. Sen seurauksena yritysten tulee lähettää työntekijöitään organisaation muihin toimipisteisiin ulkomaille. Ulkomaankomennus vaatii henkilöstöhallinnolta panostusta. Valitettavasti takaisintulovaiheen hoito jätetään usein kotiorganisaatioissa vähälle huomiolle. Opinnäytetyö keskittyy suomalaisten ulkomaankomennustyöntekijöiden takaisintuloprosessiin. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää, mitä repatriaatit toivoisivat kotiorganisaatioiltaan palatessaan ulkomaankomennukselta ja miten ulkomaankomennus heidän mielestään vaikutti heidän ammatilliseen uraansa. Tämän opinnäytetyön tutkimus tehtiin määrällisellä (kvantitatiivisella) menettelytavalla sisälten myös muutamia laadullisia (kvalitatiivisia) elementtejä. Tieto kerättiin strukturoidulla kyselyllä, jossa oli neljä avointa kysymystä. Kyselyyn vastasi 20 ulkomaankomennukselta palannutta henkilöä. Opinnäytetyön tulokset saatiin vertaamalla kyselyn tuloksia kirjallisuusosioon. Repatriaatit toivovat kotiorganisaatioiden panostavan enemmän koko takaisintuloprosessiin. Aiempi tieto tulevista työtehtävistä, uusien taitojen ja kompetenssien parempi hyödyntäminen sekä apu byrokraattisten asioiden hoidossa olisi toivottavaa. Lisäksi repatriaatit kokevat, että verkostojen laajentuminen, uusien…

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