Expatriates in India: The role of organizational and family support during international assignment

Globalization and international assignment are not something very new in the market but they have been started years before. They provide a range of opportunities for the organizations as well as employees. International assignments are very critical in nature and companies have to be very sensitive plus alert in this regard. Out of many factors which impacting international assignment, family and organizational factors are placed at par because they play major role in the success of an international assignment. Human resource professional are more responsible to find the right person for the right international vacancy because a failed international assignment can be very risky both for the employees and organization. International human resource has been very different from domestic as it deals with number of issues while sending an employee overseas. In this abstract, we tried to find out organizational and family factors which impacting international assignment. Furthermore, we also found the status of expatriates in India.