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eLearning2008 series
Upcoming eLearning series
Rx for Real Estate, July 30, 20082:00 pm EDT
India: Trends in Employee Mobility 2008 Survey Overview
Host:
David Pascoe
VP, International Services, EMEA
Presenter:
Amy Kampschroeder
Director, Global Performance Solutions
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Agenda
• Background Context
• India Mobility Trends: Cartus 2008 Survey Data
• Case Example: Workforce Integration for the
Outbound Indian Assignee
• Conclusion and Q&A
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Fast Facts on India:• More than 1 billion people• 2 Official languages, 22 regional
languages• More than 30,000 official expatriates on
work visas in India• Chess, polo and badminton may have
all originated in India
And….• A talent shortage in this critical market
is driving many of our mobility programdecisions into, within and out of India
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Cartus 2008 India Survey Background
• 154 participating companies• 68% headquartered in the US and Canada• 28% headquartered in EMEA• 4% headquartered in Asia Pacific
• Survey areas covered• International assignments into India• Intra-India mobility• International assignments out of India
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On the Move
Indian Nationals on the Move – Next 2 years:• 96% of participants anticipate India outbound moves to increase or stay at their
current rate• 100% of companies anticipate “Returnees” to India to increase or stay the same
in numbers• 99% expect intra-India moves to stay the same or increase in numbers
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Outbound India Assignments
• Recruiting and retaining talent in India was identified as the number one business concern for global companies in India
• Offering an international opportunity is often a requirement as part of recruiting and retaining talent
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Where are Inbound Assignees Going?
Top Two Tier II city destinations:1. Pune (59%)2. Ahmadabad (12%)
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Inbound India Assignments
• Assignee living conditions and housingwere identified as the primary business concerns for global companies with inbound assignees to India.
• Companies find the need to update housing data tables more frequently than data providers due to the fast paced expatriate housing market in India.
In Cartus’ 2007 Global Mobility survey India was identified as the 2nd most challenging assignment destination after China.
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Why are they Going?Development is the key driver
Inbound assignments: • Transfer of skills and knowledge (61%)• Starting up operations (45%)• Developing local skills (37%)
Outbound assignments:• Development of key employees (49%)• Technical training (45%)• Developing management skills (29%)
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Policy Approaches for India• Nearly two-thirds of respondents (64%) use a
global approach to their international assignments to India
• An additional one-fourth (24%) use a combination of their global policy and a regional or India-specific policy
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Policy Approaches for India: Exceptions• Nearly two-thirds (64%) of participants use
exceptions to existing policies for international assignments into India
• Two main reasons identified for exceptions:1. Housing and living challenges2. Employee or family concerns
More than half of companies surveyed (51%) have made some revisions to their relocation policy in the past two years to meet assignment needs for India.
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Alternative Inbound Assignments
Intra-regional • Just over 20% of participating companies with intra-regional
assignment policies use reduced benefits going to India
Localization• 25% of participants have no pure localization into India• 26% have no local-plus approach for India• For those who localize in India:
• 36% offer one-way relocation assistance• 16% offer a salary enhancements• Tax assistance, housing and schooling are also
offered
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Intra-India Relocation
• 34% offer a reduced benefit level for domestic India moves compared to their global domestic policies
• An additional 19% of respondents use a lump sum approach to domestic India moves
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Outbound India Policy Approaches
• More than 44% of participants use a non-global policy approach for outbound assignees from India
• Include:• Regional policies• India-specific policies• Combination of policy approaches
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Assignment Challenges and Obstacles
• Top 3 reasons why employees turn down an international assignment into India
1. Family or personal circumstances (57%)2. Cultural challenges (33%)3. Children’s education (29%)
• 2007 Cartus Global Policy survey results for top 3 reasons why employees turn down assignments:
1. Family or personal circumstances (90%)2. Concern with impact on career (49%)3. Insufficient compensation and benefits (29%)
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Assignment Challenges and Obstacles
• Top 3 reasons for assignment failure in India1. Difficulty in family adjustment (46%)2. Cultural differences (30%)3. Assignee’s personal style (22%)
• 2007 Cartus Global Policy survey results for top 3 reasons for assignment failure:
1. Family adjustment (71%)2. Assignee’s personal style (48%)3. Cultural differences (40%)
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Workforce Integration for Outbound Assignees
A Case Example:• Communication Challenges
• Increasing an Assignee’s Effectiveness
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Advanced Business Communication Skills
Fluency 70%
Effective Communication
Beyond Fluency Gap
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• Talent –• 15 years of industry experience• 6 years in the U.S. • Earned an M.A. in Management in the U.S. • Senior Manager seeking promotion to Director
• Issues –• Clarity of communication in conference calls and
meetings• Company’s approach –
• Communication / presentation training
Example: Vjay—Talent Stalled
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Language(Technical)
TargetArea
Business Communication
Skills(Application)
Intercultural Skills
(Style)
Clear SpeakingVjay- An Integrated Solution
Conference Calls - Meetings
Effective Style for the US
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Upcoming eLearning series
Rx for Real Estate, July 30, 20082:00 pm EDT
Thank you!
An archived link of this eLearning will be sent to all registrants via E-mail on July 24th.
For questions, comments or to request a PDF version of the presentation, please contact: [email protected]
The Cartus report will be sent to you in the coming weeks.