Estructura y expatriación: riesgos en la asignación externa para expatriados que aprenden

Mirabal Martínez, Alberto; Zapata Rotundo, Gerardo

doi:10.15517/rce.v27i2.7106

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2009), Articles

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2009)

Structure and Expatriation: Risks in International Assignments for Learning Expatriates

Articles

Published 2009-07-01

Alberto Mirabal Martínez⁺⁻
Gerardo Zapata Rotundo⁺⁻

Alberto Mirabal Martínez

University Professor. Member of theConsejo Editorial de la revista Gestión y Gerencia.

Gerardo Zapata Rotundo

University Professor. Member of the Consejo Editorial de la revista Compendium de la Universidad Centro-Occidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA), Venezuela.

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Keywords

Expatriation
Coordination
Control

How to Cite

Mirabal Martínez, A., & Zapata Rotundo, G. (2009). Structure and Expatriation: Risks in International Assignments for Learning Expatriates. Revista De Ciencias Económicas, 27(2), 21-32. https://doi.org/10.15517/rce.v27i2.7106

Abstract

The present study of an empirical character and based on agency theory, concerns the impact of coordination and control mechanisms in relation to the dislocations evidenced by expatriates on international assignments, which was developed for a longitudinal investigation into 12 cases of subjects moved to different locations in the world whose role was focused on learning. The results show that (a) the coordination and control mechanisms established by the “primary” are key from the strategic perspective for successful adaptation, goal achievement and later transfer of knowledge by the “agent” (b) that the mechanisms can be restricted depending on structure and environment affecting the effectiveness in implementation and (c) the success of expatriation must be assessed not only by results but for the timely replication and technology transfer to the institution.

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