ORC's Expert View Archive
HR Management
Local Infrastructure in Nigeria: What Difficulties to Expect, by Erin Mannix (Reprinted with permission from The Foreign Exchange, www.expatexchange.com. September 21, 2008)
Sow Talent Management, Reap Employee Engagement, by Michal Fineman and Susan Carter, from International HR Journal (Vol. 16, No. 4, Fall 2007) with permission of Thomson/West
Talent Management: A Strategic Approach to Development and Retention of Key Human Resources, by Michal Fineman and Jodi Starkman, PIHRAScope, July/August 2006
The Information and Consulting Regulations: The Dog That Didn't Bark?, by Fiona Webster, theHRDIRECTOR, June 2006
Best Practices in Talent Management from a Study of American and European Multinationals, by Carlton D. Becker, Michal R. Fineman, Robert J. Freedman, research study for Industrial Relations Counselors
Compensation
Women's Earnings: Federal Agencies Should Better Monitor Their Performance in Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws, GAO, August 2008
How to Compensate the Star Player by Tricia Richards, Workspan, March 2006
The Spotlight Is on High Technology Program Managers: Now, How Do You Compensate Them? by Tricia Richards, Senior Compensation Consultant
Expatriate Compensation and Management
Expatriate Assignment’s Influence on Work-Life Balance, by Sheri Gaster and Virginia G. McMorrow, from WorldatWork Journal, Fourth Quarter 2008
Communication Strategies for Effective International HR Management, by Susan Allerow and Rebecca Rosenzwaig, from Workspan, December 2008.
Falling Off the Radar Screen: Communication Challenges with International Assignees and Managers, by Roger Herod (Reprinted from International HR Journal, Vol. 17/No. 4, Fall 2008, with permission of Thomson Reuters/West. For more information about this publication, please visit west.thomson.com)
"Avoiding Trouble with International Agencies" by Rebecca Rosenzwaig, IHRIM.link, October/November 2008
"Analyzing the Metrics of Global Mobility Programs" by Roger Herod, reprinted from International HR Journal (Vol. 17, No. 3, Summer 2008) with permission of Thomson/West
"Blind Man's Bluff: The Perils of Overlooking International Assignment Compliance Issues" by Rebecca Rosenzwaig, from Mobility (July 2008), posted with permission of Worldwide ERC®
"Destination Asia: Expatriate Management Concerns" by Phillip A. Stanley and Kimberly Vierra, Benefits & Compensation International (October 2007)
"The Growth of Expatriate Assignments into the Middle East" by Geoff Latta and Siobhan Cummins, from the WorldatWork Journal, Third Quarter 2007
"Expatriate Work Life Balance Survey" by Siobhan Cummins, from Expatriate Advisor (Summer 2007)
"Pitfalls to Avoid When Localizating Expatriates" by Nasha Kanai, reprinted from International HR Journal (Vol. 16, No. 3, Summer 2007) with permission of Thomson/West
"The Expatriate Administrative Structure: Deciding What Works Best" by Tricia A. Danielsen and Lynne F. Molnar, Benefits & Compensation International (May 2007)
"Education Assistance for Expatriate Families" features extracts from ORC 2006 Worldwide Survey of International Assignment Policies and Practices, Benefits & Compensation International (April 2007)
"Repatriating International Assignees: How Employers Address the Challenge" by Virginia McMorrow, On the Edge (March 2007), a newsletter from expatedge.com
"Global Human Resources Strategy" by Roger Herod, reprinted from International HR Journal (Vol. 16, No. 1, Winter 2007) with permission of Thomson/West
"Short-Term Expatriate vs. Commuter: What's the Difference" by Samantha Blackhurst Polovina, reprinted from International HR Journal (Vol. 16, No. 1, Winter 2007) with permission of Thomson/West
"A Changing World" by Siobhan Cummins, from the November 17, 2006, issue of Human Resource Executive
"Deal or No Deal: 20 Difficult Expatriate Destinations Explained" by Samantha Blackhurst and Meredith Lohbeck, from (Article PDF posted with permission from Worldwide ERC®, from the August 2006 issue of Mobility)
"The Future of Expatriate Compensation" by Geoff Latta, from WorldatWork Journal (Second Quarter 2006)
"Addressing 'Goods and Services' in Canadian Expatriate Packages" by Lynne F. Molnar, reprinted from the winter 2006 edition of Report on Mobility and posted with permission from the Canadian Employee Relocation Council
"Adressing Expatriate Tax Issues" by Lynne Molnar, from the March 13, 2006, edition of Canadian HR Reporter
"Repatriation: Balancing Cost and Expectations" by Virginia McMorrow, reprinted from Relocation Today, vol. 8 no. 1 and published by BR Anchor Publishing, Wilmington, NC. Publisher Beverly D. Roman is the author of twenty relocation titles and writes a monthly online newsletter that mails to 140 countries. Contact her at broman@branchor.com, or 910.256.9598. See her books at www.branchor.com.
Global Diversity
"The Growing Impact of Equality and Diversity in Compensation and Benefits: Executive Summary" by Deirdre Golden and Paul Coleman, September 2008.
"The Global Diversity Practitioner Dilemma" by Michal Fineman, Liz MacGillivray, and Deirdre Golden, from IDS Diversity at Work, posted with permission.
"Global Diversity: Managing and Leveraging Diversity in a Global Workforce" by Liz MacGillivray and Deirdre Golden, reprinted from International HR Journal (Vol. 16, No. 3, Summer 2007) with permission of Thomson/West.
Global Diversity: Basic Principles of Cultural Difference
Global Diversity: Understanding Cultural Difference in Communications Style
The Challenge of Diversity in a Global Environment, by Deirdre Golden, from Monday Developments, 14 November 2005, published by InterAction, an alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian non-governmental organizations.
Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental
Preparing for Influenza Pandemic: It's Not If, but When, by Judi Freyman and Jim Nash, from the July 2006 issue of Occupational Hazards.