Repatriation is a key troublesome moment of the international assignment of employees. Companies do not always have in place policies and procedures to help with the integration of returning employees and their families. Repatriates often face severe challenges to reintegrate back to the headquarters organization and to the home culture, and resent the lack of support provided by organizations. The knowledge and learning possessed by repatriates goes largely underutilized because of the lack of mechanisms and processes to unveil and circulate such knowledge to other members of the organization. This paper provides an interpretive literature review of articles published on repatriation, knowledge transfer, and organization learning 1999-2009. It also provides suggestions on specific measures to be adopted by corporations to assist in the reintegration of repatriates to enhance knowledge sharing and learning throughout the organization.

National Human Resource Development (NHRD) has received much attention from scholars since the concept was first introduced in the 1980s. Although the concept of NHRD is still under academic debate with regard to its definition and scope, the number of case studies presenting NHRD policies in various countries has been growing. The purpose of this article was to present a case study comparison of NHRD in Brazil and South Korea. We examined features and aspects of NHRD in both countries, taking into account their historical, economic, political, and social contexts. In addition, we examined the role played by the state in creating and promoting NHRD policies toward economic and social transformation in South Korea and Brazil. Findings in this article provide implications not only for countries that adopt NHRD strategies but also for countries that may need to utilize HRD for their sustainable national development.

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