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Sending Expatriates Abroad
Introduction
The issue of international staffing is important to international companies. 80% of mid size and large companies currently send professionals abroad and 45% plan to increase the number on assignment. With globalization on the increase, and even small to medium size organizations becoming players, sending expatriates abroad is becoming increasingly important. However, high failure rates suggest that many of the methods currently implemented in sending expatriates abroad are unsuccessful and need reconsideration. In U.S organizations a 15% staff turnover rate is generally considered to be too high. By comparison, the average turnover rate for expatriates is 30%, illustrating changes must be made. Studies also show a third of U.S expatriates become "brownouts"- that is they stay abroad but consistently under-perform (Morosini, 1999.)

In many circumstances, organizations fail to implement any international strategy for managing expatriates.......

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