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<p>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.</p>
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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.

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The Irish Journal of Management

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Research insights: Global mobility in a post-covid world

How multinational enterprises staff their global operations has been a key question for researchers in international human resource management (IHRM) for a...

Research insights: Global mobility in a post-covid world¹

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: May 06, 2021

Page range: 77 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2020-0002

Keywords
Global staffing, global mobility, International assignments, COVID-19

© 2020 David G Collings et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Research insights: Global mobility in a post-covid world1

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: May 06, 2021

Page range: 77 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2020-0002

KeywordsGlobal staffing, global mobility, International assignments, COVID-19

© 2020 David G Collings et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Research insights: Global mobility in a post-covid world¹

Keywords
Global staffing, global mobility, International assignments, COVID-19