global relocation
noun
HRukus[U]
theprocessofmovingabusinessor some ofitsactivitiesto anotherpartof theworldwhere theworkcan be done morecheaply:
E-commercetechnologieshaveenabledtheglobalrelocationofknowledgeactivitiessuch as R&D,softwaredevelopmentandcallcenters.
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outsourcing
[CorU]
asituationin which anemployeemovesto anothercountryto dotheirjob:
Aglobalrelocationcan bestressfulfor allmembersof afamily,especiallyif they need tolearna newlanguage.