Eileen Roche

Ao entrar no trabalho em uma manhã chuvosa de quinta-feira, John Dooley se sentiu alegre, apesar do clima sombrio. A BioSol, empresa global de biotecnologia para a qual ele trabalhava, recentemente fez progressos significativos em seu anticorpo terapêutico para o tratamento da asma adulta e juvenil. Se o ímpeto continuasse, isso significaria grandes coisas não apenas para a empresa, mas também para as milhares de pessoas que sofreram com a doença. Em um nível pessoal, a própria carreira de John também poderia receber um verdadeiro impulso. Seu chefe, Niall Doyle, não disse isso ontem, quando disse a John que a sede da empresa ficou impressionada e sugeriu que eles se reunissem hoje para falar sobre planos futuros?

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Reprint: R0511A
John Dooley, BioSol&#8217;s vice president of strategic research, has been making a name for himself at the biotechnology company&#8217;s offices in Ireland. He&#8217;s been doing so well, in fact, that the firm has offered him a promotion to director of strategy at headquarters&#8212;in California.
He&#8217;s lived abroad before. In the 1980s, making a living in Ireland was tough: Jobs were scarce and unemployment was high. So John and his wife, Fiona, moved to Massachusetts, where John attended MIT. They were not alone; many of their friends and family members also moved out of Ireland then. John and Fiona enjoyed their time in Boston; they became active in a large expatriate community and established reputations in their professional fields.
By 1999, however, the Celtic Tiger was running at full speed. The Irish economy was booming and the whole country seemed to be bursting with possibility. When John was offered a job at BioSol&#8217;s Dublin subsidiary, he and Fiona moved home and never looked back&#8212;until now. The new promotion would give his career a huge boost, but accepting it would mean uprooting his family and becoming an expat again. Ireland&#8217;s economy is going strong now, but what if it doesn&#8217;t last? Should John cast his lot with his country or his company?
Commenting on this fictional case study are Raj Kondur, the CEO of Nirvana Business Solutions in Bangalore, India; James Citrin, a senior director at Spencer Stuart in Stamford, Connecticut; Maurice Treacy, the director of biotechnology at Science Foundation Ireland in Dublin; and Arno Haslberger, who teaches HR management at Webster University Vienna in Austria, and Sharman Esarey, also based in Vienna, editor of the annual report of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Riding the Celtic Tiger

Reimpressão: R0511A John Dooley, vice-presidente de pesquisa estratégica da BioSol, vem se destacando nos escritórios da empresa de biotecnologia na Irlanda. Na verdade, ele está se saindo tão bem que a empresa lhe ofereceu uma promoção a diretor de estratégia na sede — na Califórnia. Ele já morou no exterior antes. Na década de 1980, ganhar a vida na Irlanda era difícil: os empregos eram escassos e o desemprego era alto. Então John e sua esposa, Fiona, mudaram-se para Massachusetts, onde John frequentou o MIT. Eles não estavam sozinhos; muitos de seus amigos e familiares também se mudaram da Irlanda na época. John e Fiona aproveitaram o tempo que passaram em Boston; eles se tornaram ativos em uma grande comunidade de expatriados e estabeleceram reputação em suas áreas profissionais. Em 1999, no entanto, o Celtic Tiger estava funcionando a toda velocidade. A economia irlandesa estava crescendo e todo o país parecia estar cheio de possibilidades. Quando John recebeu uma oferta de emprego na subsidiária da BioSol em Dublin, ele e Fiona se mudaram para casa e nunca mais olharam para trás — até agora. A nova promoção daria um grande impulso à sua carreira, mas aceitá-la significaria desenraizar sua família e se tornar um expatriado novamente. A economia da Irlanda está forte agora, mas e se isso não durar? John deveria apostar em seu país ou em sua empresa? Comentando sobre esse estudo de caso fictício estão Raj Kondur, CEO da Nirvana Business Solutions em Bangalore, Índia; James Citrin, diretor sênior da Spencer Stuart em Stamford, Connecticut; Maurice Treacy, diretor de biotecnologia da Science Foundation Ireland em Dublin; e Arno Haslberger, que ensina gestão de RH na Webster University Vienna, na Áustria, e Sharman Esarean y, também com sede em Viena, editora do relatório anual da Organização para a Segurança e Cooperação na Europa.

Montando o tigre celta

Reprint: R0511A John Dooley, BioSol’s vice president of strategic research, has been making a name for himself at the biotechnology company’s offices in Ireland. He’s been doing so well, in fact, that the firm has offered him a promotion to director of strategy at headquarters—in California. He’s lived abroad before. In the 1980s, making a living in Ireland was tough: Jobs were scarce and unemployment was high. So John and his wife, Fiona, moved to Massachusetts, where John attended MIT. They were not alone; many of their friends and family members also moved out of Ireland then. John and Fiona enjoyed their time in Boston; they became active in a large expatriate community and established reputations in their professional fields. By 1999, however, the Celtic Tiger was running at full speed. The Irish economy was booming and the whole country seemed to be bursting with possibility. When John was offered a job at BioSol’s Dublin subsidiary, he and Fiona moved home and never looked back—until now. The new promotion would give his career a huge boost, but accepting it would mean uprooting his family and becoming an expat again. Ireland’s economy is going strong now, but what if it doesn’t last? Should John cast his lot with his country or his company? Commenting on this fictional case study are Raj Kondur, the CEO of Nirvana Business Solutions in Bangalore, India; James Citrin, a senior director at Spencer Stuart in Stamford, Connecticut; Maurice Treacy, the director of biotechnology at Science Foundation Ireland in Dublin; and Arno Haslberger, who teaches HR management at Webster University Vienna in Austria, and Sharman Esarey, also based in Vienna, editor of the annual report of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Montando o tigre celta

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