BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12570-1fe727a17b5c4e638c8cb98a4c727f10@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260604T162402Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230316 SUMMARY:Informal Network Research in International HRM DESCRIPTION:\nInformal networks are a societal phenomenon that can be a significant obstacle to the effectiveness of international managers and expatriates. However\, informal networks can simultaneously enable and f acilitate business activities and support the efficiency and effectivene ss of managerial actions. While informal networking has been universally regarded as an important feature of expatriate effectiveness\, respecti ve network constructs as well as the act of networking abroad\, remain w eakly understood when taking expatriates’ ability to connect to local ne tworks into account.\n\nThis webinar will showcase conceptual and empiri cal research on informal networks in International HRM. Its purpose is t o create awareness that informal networking is not only relevant to the field of expatriate management but also to the broader trend towards glo bal mobility and social cohesion in diverse and pluralistic societies.\n \nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/informal-network-res earch-in-international-hrm/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Informal networ ks are a societal phenomenon that can be a significant obstacle to the e ffectiveness of international managers and expatriates. However, informa l networks can simultaneously enable and facilitate business activities and support the efficiency and effectiveness of managerial actions. Whil e informal networking has been universally regarded as an important feat ure of expatriate effectiveness, respective network constructs as well a s the act of networking abroad, remain weakly understood when taking exp atriates’ ability to connect to local networks into account.

This webinar will showcase conceptual and empirical research on informal netw orks in International HRM. Its purpose is to create awareness that infor mal networking is not only relevant to the field of expatriate managemen t but also to the broader trend towards global mobility and social cohes ion in diverse and pluralistic societies.

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/informal-network-research-in -international-hrm/

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