RELOCATION OF COMPANIES: THE HUMAN RESOURCE PERSPECTIVE Available to Purchase

Critical issues facing management in a rapidly expanding, yet under‐researched, phenomenon, are outlined, namely the management of company relocation. After surveying the strong evidence for the growing tendency to relocate, some of the central processes involved are analysed, in particular: the decision‐making process (to relocate), the HR policies and the communication problem, the major issues in the relocation period itself, and the aftermath.