NEW ANSWER:

Please read the case, Jenkins Goes Abroad and discuss the following questions:

1. List the components of U.S. Expatriates compensation packages and briefly describe each component.

2. What factors should Dale take into consideration in the determination of the consultants salaries as expatriates?

3. What additional incentive compensations or benefits might help motivate employees to take the international assignment? Why?

Use the readings and resources provided in our online lecture, and reputable sources found on the Internet to support your viewpoints. Be sure to use your own voice in your answers. Simple copy and pastes will not be accepted. Be sure to site all sources referenced.

Jenkins Goes Abroad An additional Supplemental Case can be found on MyManagement Lab. Jenkins Consulting is a national firm that helps companies improve their performance and effectiveness by advising on all aspects of business management and operations. Companies hire consultants from Jenkins Consulting for a variety of projects such as assisting with company-wide cost reduction initiatives or rev- enue growth initiatives, improving supply-chain management, and/or improving individual departments such as information technology. Jenkins employs consultants in 200 offices across the United States and will soon expand its operations internationally. A company located in the United Kingdom has hired Jenkins for a major project that will be based at the company's headquarters in London. Jenkins will assist the company with an organization-wide effort to restructure and reposition the company to succeed in a more competitive market. To complete this project, Jenkins will assign five full-time consultants for a period of approximately 2 years. Because of the signifi- cant time commitment, Jenkins has decided to relocate the selected consultants to the United Kingdom for the duration of the project. Dale Kugar, the human resource director at Jenkins, must prepare to transition the consultants to the new assignment. This is the company's first exposure to expatriate management, and Dale needs to ensure that the consultants who move to the United Kingdom for the project are compensated appropriately. His intention is to have the consultants maintain their current benefits, including health care insurance, retire- ment savings, and paid time off. However, he must make a recommendation on any changes to each con- sultant's salary. Dale has a few concerns as he prepares his recommendation. First, the United Kingdom is currently experiencing a high level of inflation. The value of the American dollar compared to the British pound is fairly low. That is, the consultant's U.S. salary will not have the same purchasing power in the United Kingdom as it does at home. He is also concerned about the consultants' interest in taking on the inter- national assignment. Some of the consultants he spoke to about the assignment are concerned about the impact the assignment will have on their career. Because this is Jenkins' first international experience, the consultants are concerned that being out of the country for 2 years may affect their future career opportuni- ties because they will not have regular interactions with the firm partners who make decisions on promo- tions. These concerns weigh heavily on Dale's mind as he starts to draft his recommendation