Human Resource Management is an essential part of a
company s organisational structure, moreover, with
the impact of recent trends, it has become a major
power in dealing with the workforce on one hand and
the competitors on the other. Key terms
like "Internationalisation" or "Globalisation"
influence the economic world thus multinational
enterprises have to adapt their strategies,
resulting in worldwide business tactics. Here,
expatriates tribute a lot to the success or downfall
of an organisation s internationalisation process
which is why the focus of this work lies on the
proper selection and training of these valuable
human assets. Unfortunately, too many enterprises
still lack a good expatriate support system, hereby
pointing out just one of the reasons which might
turn expatriation attempts into failure. Companies
really need to realize the growing importance of
profound selection and training techniques. Since
the trend is heading to an international business
market, in her work, Cornelia Oswald addresses all
those globally active businessmen on creating
awareness, particularly regarding human resource
training.