How international mobility programs can meet the business and talent needs of multinational organizations in a fast moving and globalizing business environment?

Thesis presented in 2011 - ESSEC (honors) International assignments are increasingly becoming a strategic instrument for multinational companies to successfully compete internationally. The needs of the globalization of business must be addressed by multinational companies willing to make the best use of their talent pool. This challenge is even more crucial that talent will be rare... Talent management will have to be approached in a holistic manner, as should that of any scarce resource... Some industries are already experiencing shortages of highly skilled talent, and increasing the mobility among countries to deploy talent around the world where and when it is needed, will be a key part of the solution. Yet the need for agility and international mobility will increase significantly in the ten coming years, the mobility equation will require necessary adjustments of its key parameters. Which mobility? For whom? How much? For some reasons, these questions will no longer get the same traditional uniform answer.