Expatriate Compensation Strategies: Applying Alternative Approaches

Following a dramatic increase in the globalization of business activities, this guide presents compensation strategies for companies with a significant number of employees working in foreign countries. Practical information on implementing, communicating, and administering compensation plans for workers in numerous countries is discussed, with approaches based on a wide variety of assignment types, including global, regional, rotating, developmental, short-term, and permanent.

Following a dramatic increase in the globalization of business activities, this guide presents compensation strategies for companies with a significant number of employees working in foreign countries. Practical information on implementing, communicating, and administering compensation plans for workers in numerous countries is discussed, with approaches based on a wide variety of assignment types, including global, regional, rotating, developmental, short-term, and permanent.

Roger Herod is a senior vice president at ORC Worldwide, a human resources consulting company. He lives in Chicago.