Hardships facing expatriates – week 4 discussion

Hardships facing expatriates – week 4 discussion

Week 4 Discussion

Please review the above video that explains why expatriates may fail an international assignment then respond to the following questions:

Based on Chapters 3 and 4, analyze two (2) of the major hardships facing expatriates on their return home after a lengthy assignment. What would your biggest challenge be if you were an expatriate? Consider some of the points in the video when you answer this week’s discussion questions.

Resource:

Percy, Dan. (2014, November 4). Global Human Resource Management.

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An expatriate is a person that is either an impermanent or a permanent resident of another country other than that of his/her citizenship. Businesses for the previous two decades have shown a difference in how they conduct their day to day operations; this has been influenced by their quest for globalization.

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