Employee mobility is inevitable for companies competing in global markets. How companies are deploying their global workforces, however, is changing, with the introduction of new structures for assignments. Driving this trend are employers who are looking at containing costs of international assignments, employees and their families who have become more reluctant to take long-term assignments abroad, and tightened regulatory environments that are making it increasingly difficult to obtain visas and work permits. This study was authored by Cendant Mobility in conjunction with Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School of Management, and co-sponsored by the SHRM Global Forum. The respondent pool was drawn from a broad cross-section of executives on international assignment in 52 host countries.
