Discussion Questions

1 Why is planning and forecasting a global workforce so difficult?

2 Why are so many countries bothered by their “brain drains”?

3 If you are given the opportunity in your next job to go on an extended foreign assignment, what types of support programs would you expect or ask for? If you are working in IHRM, what policy or practices would you create to deal with foreign assignments?

4 What are the trends over the next 10 years in global staffing for many MNEs?