Developing Global Executives	How to develop executives able to succeed in an global environment? Certainly not with theoretical training. But also not by sending them on regular business trips or assigning them abroad for three years! The authors of Developing Global Executives make it clear that the key to developing global executives is to expose them repeatedly to profound culture shock. Yet, this doesn’t mean a company should throw its executives into unfamiliar waters to see if they sink or swim. Ultimately, success depends on how well a company supports its expatriates, personally, professionally, culturally.
Morgan W. McCall, Jr. and George P, Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
Globalizing Management	This book, devoted to human resources management in large multinationals, describes the major transformations that these corporations must undergo to develop an effective global HR model, as well as the key human resources policy drivers that support such transformations.
Under the direction of Vladimir Pucik, Noel M. Tichy and Carole K. Barnett, Wiley, 1992.
La mobilité internationale	With the globalization of markets, companies increasingly need mobile international managers. The ability to manage expatriation, therefore, is also becoming an imperative. The book shows that the performance of French companies is lacking in this area. But Jean-Luc Cerdin does not stop there; he uses his own research and the work of other researchers to explain how companies can improve their performance. He also offers detailed tips on how to select better expatriation candidates and maximize their chances for success.
Jean-Luc Cerdin, Les Éditions d'Organisation, 1999.