Uma an??lise sobre os processos de expatria????o e repatria????o em organiza????es brasileiras

Esta disserta????o enfoca aspectos favor??veis e aspectos que dificultam o processo de expatria????o e repatria????o vivenciados por executivos em organiza????es brasileiras com opera????es internacionais. Seus objetivos est??o centrados na interfer??ncia dos aspectos relacionados ?? adapta????o dos expatriados e repatriados, como tamb??m, nas pol??ticas e pr??ticas de pessoas voltadas aos processos de expatria????o e repatria????o. Ao examinar a interdepend??ncias das categorias adapta????o pessoal, profissional, familiar, pol??ticas e pr??ticas de gest??o nos processos de expatria????o e repatria????o, s??o eleitas algumas proposi????es capazes de retratar os aspectos mais relevantes nestes processos. A metodologia do estudo envolveu a realiza????o de uma pesquisa qualitativa com car??ter explorat??rio-descritivo em uma consultoria e sete organiza????es brasileiras com opera????es internacionais, sendo duas organiza????es de pequeno porte, duas de m??dio porte e tr??s de grande porte. Foram realizadas vinte entrevistas em profundidade com executivos expaThe focus of this dissertation is the aspects that favor and the ones that constrain the expatriation and repatriation processes of executive living and working for Brazilian companies that operate internationally. It aims at the interference of aspects related to the expatriated and repatriated adaptation as well as the policies and practices utilized by people who are involved in the processes of expatriation and repatriation. Some assumptions that depict the most relevant aspects are elected when examining the interdependence of personal, profession, and family adaptation, and politics and management practices on the processes of expatriation and repatriation. The methodology encompassed a qualitative exploratory descriptive design research in one consulting firm and in seven multinational Brazilian companies that operate internationally. Twenty in-depth interviews with expatriated/ repatriated businessmen and human resource professionals were performed. The results demonstrate that the elements involve