Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Business and Management Research (ICBMR 2018)

Expatriation Process in Indonesian Local Firms

Authors
Dian Prihadyanti, Karlina Sari, Nur Laili, Dudi Hidayat, Budi Triyono, Chichi S. Laksani
Corresponding Author
Dian Prihadyanti
Available Online March 2019.
DOI
10.2991/icbmr-18.2019.25How to use a DOI?
Keywords
expatriate, knowledge transfer, local employee, Indonesian local firm, expatriation process, expatriate management, technological learning, human resource management
Abstract

This paper attempts to analyze the expatriation process in Indonesian firms. A qualitative approach with multiple case studies was used to analyze the expatriation process in Indonesian firms which employed expatriates with expertise in engineering. Results of the case studies show different patterns of expatriation process, depending on the involvement of external parties. The recruitment and selection process in Indonesian local firms tend to be a closed and semi-formal system. Different selection criteria were found for processes with and without the involvement of external parties. Multi-stage recruitment process emerged when there was involvement of external parties. Another finding reveals that the Human Resource Department (HRD) held a more passive role, while the more active role was held by the expatriate’s co-workers and top-level management. Language and cultural aspects were identified as inhibitors of knowledge transfer (KT). KT success could be achieved in two types of conditions related to KT readiness, either from the expatriate or the co-worker.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Business and Management Research (ICBMR 2018)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
March 2019
ISBN
978-94-6252-682-2
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/icbmr-18.2019.25How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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