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Knowing and understanding how business behaviors diverge across cultures is critical for success when going on an international assignment or business trip.

Many of these tips specifically aim to keep women’s safety in mind, they all offer practical advice that anyone can follow when traveling.

Here are five tips to help female leaders and expats establish credibility in a global business environment.

The pandemic crisis challenged HR and mobility teams like never before, but new models for global workforce management are emerging.

Your organization needs to modernize its mobility management program, but how do you get the funding? Our guide and case studies can help.

Learn how the principles of simplification, standardization, and structure can help you create a more effective global mobility digitalization strategy.

When dealing with international remote working, the list of potential issues is considerable. These five points can help you get going on the most critical ones.

How can mobility support the organization’s initiatives for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Our latest survey shows limited progress on diversity in the globally mobile workforce, but can it withstand the economic fallout of the pandemic?

In the third article of this series, we detail how global talent brokering underpins globally distributed workforce management and the new roles that HR and mobility teams will have to play.

International virtual working is best defined as a part of the wider remote working picture in line with a company’s general practices regarding home offices and remote working.

Some companies have been using targeted bonuses to meet various aims during the pandemic, but how do you provide these in a way that is sustainable and equitable?

Here we look at three companies where processes and technology are transforming the mobility function.

The evolution of mobility practices, the role of HR as talent broker, moving jobs to people, and the growing acceptance of virtual mobility offer a framework for understanding the state of global mobility.

Working virtually across cultures presents significant challenges, according to a recent survey from Mercer's partner for cultural awareness and training.

Here are six ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for companies to step up their diversity and inclusion efforts.

In our latest expert interview, His Excellency H.E. Hani Al Hamli discusses Dubai’s successful improvement of its quality-of-living standards over the years.

This point of view takes an in-depth look at the processes and technology transforming mobility across companies today.

The nature of talent mobility has been steadily evolving for years, with the pandemic quickening the adoption of some changes. It's time for a fresh look at what talent mobility means.

Ms. Gruszecka-Spychała details how Gdynia, Poland has remained a highly respected city with consistently a high-ranking standard of living.

Cost-reduction efforts, changes in business models, and shifting globalization patterns will require new approaches from HR teams. Performing a detailed gap analysis can help.

As the effects of the global pandemic continue to mount, companies are being forced to reassess the use of technology to manage their mobility programs more effectively.

How are employees on international assignments feeling about the experience, especially during a pandemic? The only way to find out is to ask them.

The global pandemic shades this year's list of talent mobility buzzwords, but these trends were emerging well before the crisis.

Cultural differences and biases can be barriers to success for any type of assignment. Let's look at the main issues and methods for overcoming them.

As companies look ahead to restarting their mobility programs, one thing is clear: it won't be mobility as usual.

How can you effectively use virtual assignments to meet global business development needs? Here are eight areas of focus to get you started.

Recent volatility in currency markets has prompted international businesses to review their compensation adjustments for affected workers.

Moving jobs to people is a new tool for companies to use in their global operations. Understand the pros and cons of virtual assignments, as well as the potential complications.

Beyond the health risks for international assignees, the global epidemic has created many other quality-of-living issues for mobility managers to consider.