Suppose You Were Asked to Investigate the Effectiveness of Expatriate Remuneration in a Multinational Organization. Prepare a Report Outlining How You Would Carry Out This Research and Justifying the Approach You Would Take.

Suppose you were asked to investigate the effectiveness of expatriate remuneration in a multinational organization. Prepare a report outlining how you would carry out this research and justifying the approach you would take.

Introduction:

The evaluation of expatriate remuneration effectiveness is analyzed through the study. The study through in depth literature review arrives at the various parameters that play a critical role in evaluating the expatriate effectiveness. Since the study captures the performance a subjective topic it is more appropriate to employ the qualitative method. Of all the qualitative techniques the questionnaire method is found to be useful because of its simplicity, ability to capture the textual content into numerical format and the amount time consumed is less compared to the other methods. The study also uses a weighted factor in order to distinguish the direct and the indirect impact of the variables in evaluating the expatriate outcome while performing a task. The method employs Pareto analysis to arrive at the threshold value which classifies effectiveness of the remuneration. Finally the report discusses the limitations of the proposed research method to study the expatriate remuneration and further scope for improvement.

Objective of Research:

The purpose of the research is to investigate the effectiveness of expatriate remuneration of a multinational organization. The research analyses the parameter that will be used to evaluate an expatriate remuneration. The expatriate is paid to carry out an activity that cannot be performed by a local manager.

Literature Review:

According to Porter (1990) an organization is defined as multinational when the firm has its operations in another country apart from the host nation. The growth in global economy has nurtured a phenomenon increase in the number of multinational organization. What began as source of cheap labor the markets abroad are viewed as potential source of revenue and a...