Research insights: Global mobility in a post-covid world

Collings David G () and Sheeran Ruthanna
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Collings David G: Dublin City University
Sheeran Ruthanna: Dublin City University

The Irish Journal of Management, 2020, vol. 39, issue 2, 77-84

Abstract: How multinational enterprises staff their global operations has been a key question for researchers in international human resource management (IHRM) for a number of decades. It is widely recognised that getting staffing right on the global scale is key in enabling multinational enterprises (MNEs) to deliver on their strategic objectives. However the landscape of global staffing has been evolving considerably over recent decades with a much more complex landscape of global mobility emerging. The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant challenge for the future of global mobility and amplifies a number of trends already challenging our understanding of global staffing arrangements. In this paper, we reflect on these challenges and the likely future for global mobility. We also identify some critical areas of focus for scholars in researching global mobility moving forward.

Keywords: Global staffing; global mobility; International assignments; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.2478/ijm-2020-0002

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