These three papers were presented at a symposium on human resource development (HRD) in selected nations moderated by Alan Mumford at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. "Perspectives of United States Expatriates in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France on Expatriation and the Role of Their Sponsoring Organizations" (Jean Rowe McFarland) reveals the perceptions of expatriate employees in these countries through a study conducted through in-depth interviews. Themes emerging from this interpretive study suggest that expatriates feel unprepared, misunderstood, and forgotten and that organizations, not the expatriates, are primarily responsible for expatriate failures. "The Need for an Indigenous Approach to Management Development in Bangladesh" (Gary N. McLean) reports on two descriptive studies that addressed the applicability of Western management theory and practices in Bangladesh. The studies showed the following: Bangladeshi believe finances, quality, and growth, supported by culture, quality practices, and management contribute to organizational excellence; and Bangladesh is highly collectivistic, highly feminine, with medium-to-high power distance, and medium-to-high uncertainty avoidance. "The Future of HRD" (Jan Streumer et al.) examines which organizational and technological and training developments will become crucial in the coming years, and what consequences they will bring to HRD. Papers contain references. (KC)