Renshaw, Phil St JohnParry, EmmaDickmann, Michael2024-10-162024-10-162024Renshaw, PSJ, Parry E, Dickmann M. (2024) Exploring the organizational value of international assignments: home versus host. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Volume 35, Issue 19, pp. 3242-32700958-5192https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2024.2403538https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23033International assignments (IAs) are a common feature of international business and human resource management, yet evidence of their organizational value is mixed and contradictory. We argue, contrary to extant IA literature, that this is due to the need to investigate the value to each of the home and the host organizations separately. We apply such an approach in a public sector case study using a dynamic capabilities lens, relevant given its theoretical underpinnings in value creation. Extending the IA value literature, we find that the value to the home and host differs both in type and timing, that the value to one may be detrimental to the other, and that the funding of the underlying costs of an IA is a critical feature. Understanding and assessing these factors separately is key to managing the overall combined organizational value of IAs.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/International assignmentsexpatriationorganizational valueROIglobal mobilitydynamic capabilities35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services3507 Strategy, Management and Organisational BehaviourIndustrial Relations3505 Human resources and industrial relations3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour5201 Applied and developmental psychologyArticle1466-4399553736ahead-of-printahead-of-print