The Kozai Group, Inc.

The mission of the Kozai Group is to assist companies with global operations to develop effective human resource strategies to support their business objectives. We help clients create effective policies and practices for the selection, development, training and reintegration of globally mobile personnel.

Formally founded in 2001 and head-quartered in St. Louis, the Kozai Group is the product of over twenty years of collaboration in the area of international human resource management by its partners: Allan Bird, Mark Mendenhall, Gary Oddou, Joyce Osland, and Michael Stevens. Together the partners bring over a century of combined research and consulting experience with major U.S. and international business clients.

Services

We assist companies in assessing and developing the global skills and competencies of their managerial cadre through the GCI (Global Competencies Inventory), the IES (Intercultural Effectiveness Scale), and custom-designed training programs we develop based on assessment results. Our assessment inventories and training program design are based on empirical research and provide the necessary rigor in content to ensure actual development of competencies associated with global leadership, global mindset, and strategic thinking.

We also stand ready to assist companies in developing state-of-the-art expatriation managment programs, including selection, training, support, and repatriation management of expatriate managers and their families.