In this module, students will examine management, staffing, compensation, and other Human Resource (HR) policy choices in establishing an international subsidiary. They will discuss how various factors impact whether these practices should be similar or different from the practices of the Headquarter (HQ). In addition, students will acquire practical skills in selecting and preparing staff for international assignments, preparing overseas compensation package as well as handling the administration of staff and their families settling in the new country. The students will also examine the same for the in-fl ow of expatriate staff to the HQ. They will discuss legislative and social constraints in Singapore and regional countries on the use of expatriate staff, issues in managing culturally-diverse workforce and how to improve integration as well as overcoming challenges in coordinating programmes across international subsidiaries.