The Family Impact of Expatriate Assignments: An Experiential Exercise

This article presents an experiential exercise that focuses on issues related to workers facing international assignments. It illustrates that those workers face a multitude of issues. It further demonstrates that managers who want employees to realize the maximum benefits of international assignmen...

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Published in:Journal of management education 2001-06, Vol.25 (3), p.341-351
Main Author: Ledman, Robert E.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This article presents an experiential exercise that focuses on issues related to workers facing international assignments. It illustrates that those workers face a multitude of issues. It further demonstrates that managers who want employees to realize the maximum benefits of international assignments should be aware of, and be prepared to deal with, those issues. Some of the topics that are easily addressed with this exercise include the need for culture and language training for the employees and their families, the impact that international assignments may have on an employee’s family, and how that may affect an employee’s willingness to seek such assignments.
ISSN:1052-5629
1552-6658
DOI:10.1177/105256290102500306