Citation:
Jelena Petrovic, Hilary Harris and Chris Brewster, New forms of international working, CReME Research Report, 1/00.
Abstract:
The new forms of international working have emerged as a result of companies trying to answer the challenges
coupled with the expatriate assignments. The alternative forms of the traditional assignment include shortterm,
international commuter and frequent flyer assignments. As the number of international assignments
continues to increase, and companies are increasingly adopting more flexible approaches to international
assignments, it could be assumed that long-term assignments may now form only a small part of the total
international workforce.
This report represents summary of findings of the survey, and provides the background for the second stage of
the research project. The second stage will consist of in-depth case studies in some of the participating
companies, looking at the impact of these new developments from both the management and individual's
perspective.