Businesspeople operating outside their native country need some understanding of foreign cultures. This study offers a survey approach--both in the sense of broad coverage and use of survey data--to the idea that national culture matters even in a globalized world. The authors received questionnaire responses from more than 1,000 senior executives and conducted interviews with 78 CEOs. As an al…
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Ch. 1 What Is the Global Demand for Expatriates? Ch. 2 What Are the Profiles of Today’s Expatriates? Ch. 3 What Are the Purposes of Expatriate Assignments? Ch. 4 What Challenges Do Expatriates and Managers Face? Ch. 5 How Can Managers Identify the Best Expatriate Candidates? What Can Individuals Do to Enroll? Ch. 6 How Should Managers Assess and Train the Ca…