One of the reasons for expatriate failure is the inability of the expatriate to adjust to the...

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One of the reasons for expatriate failure is the inability of the expatriate to adjust to the socio-cultural environment of target country of deployment. As an International human resource manager, what other causes can you unearth? How can you address them in order to reduce the failure rate to the barest minimum?

What do you think are the key expatriate selection factors that determine success? What are the managerial implications?

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Discussion: Expatriate failures and Remedial actions
Globalization has created a unique situation which does not exist before, “diversity at work place”. Unprecedently, expatriates have become a common element of workplace these days.  Due to diverse needs of the workplace requirements, need for skills in accordance with the organizational technological advancements and as per the needs of the organizational cross national growths; Expatriates indulgement has  become a common phenomena.
However there are increased cases of expatriate failures in the recent years. One of the common reasons for the same is the cultural shock, as expatriates are from a different country and they need not have prior knowledge of the host country culture and cultural norms.

One of the reasons for expatriate failure is the inability of the expatriate to adjust to the socio-cultural environment of target country of deployment. As an International human resource manager,...

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