Exploring the organizational value of international assignments: home versus host
本文通过公共部门案例研究，运用动态能力视角，分别考察国际派遣对母国和东道国组织的价值，发现两者在类型和时间上存在差异，且可能相互冲突，为管理者评估整体价值提供依据。
International assignments (IAs) are a common feature of international business and human resource management, yet evidence of their organizational value is mixed and contradictory. We argue, contrary to extant IA literature, that this is due to the need to investigate the value to each of the home and the host organizations separately. We apply such an approach in a public sector case study using a dynamic capabilities lens, relevant given its theoretical underpinnings in value creation. Extending the IA value literature, we find that the value to the home and host differs both in type and timing, that the value to one may be detrimental to the other, and that the funding of the underlying costs of an IA is a critical feature. Understanding and assessing these factors separately is key to managing the overall combined organizational value of IAs.