1. New issues in international assignments
What are the new things to study?
Are they new in today’s terms?
Find out some articles talking about these (databases, google scholar)

2. What are the new things to study?
Emerging markets
Public NGOs
Expatriation as part of strategy
HR administrator or expatriation policy maker?
Older? Women? Other diversity factors?
More theoretical approach
Self-iniated

3. Are they new in today’s terms?
Expatriation – 1009 articles  more studies would be needed
Comparison between modes

4. Find out some articles talking about these (databases, google scholar)

5. Expatriate cycle What has been studied?
What is missing? Compare with the wheel?
Do you agree with the compensation points given p.10-11
What are the things they propose us to study?
Are they the right ones compared to the wheel?

6. What has been studied? Selection and preparation
Criteria have been studied, language skills not
Training and development programmes more used in the EU than in the US
Compensation from administrative point, not from strategic point

7. What is missing? Compare with the wheel?
Practices have been studied – the rest not that much

8. Do you agree with the compensation points given p.10-11
No connection between packages and satisfaction of employees – Aalto
Role of expat related to salary system
Compensation packages – how are they linked to corporate strategies – should be studied

9. What are the things they propose us to study?
Methods of appraisal – compensation, end p. 12
Performance measure and control – LT achievements
Repatriation: culture + organisation
Expats’ expectations when returning back home
Careers and support practices
LT career implications
Personal and professional development during the expat period – of strategic value to the company?

10. Are they the right ones compared to the wheel?
More studies of expatriate motivators compared to other employees’ motivation factories
Strategic perspectives missing