Managing Cross-Cultural Transition: A Handbook for Corporations, Employees, and Their Families

Did you know...

That there are more than 3,500 true multinational corporations doing business today, more than 25,000 companies with overseas affiliates and branches, and more than 1.3 million Americans working overseas?

That more than 35% of all overseas employees believe that their company sees little value in their overseas experience? And that it costs between four and five times an employee's annual domestic salary to keep them in an overseas assignment?

That while 65% of all overseas-bound employees believe they are in for a rewarding and enriching experience, 77% of them conclude upon their return that the experience was profoundly negative?

That an employee's satisfaction and success in a foreign assignment depends more than any other factor on their spouse's happiness?

And that 25% of all employees who return from an overseas assignment quit their jobs within the first year, and that more than 40% quit by the end of the second year? And that many of them go to work for your competition?

These numbers are real, and cost companies hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in lost opportunities, lost personnel, and diminished productivity.

Managing Cross-Cultural Transition is designed to help companies prepare, manage, and retain their skilled, knowledgeable employees. It includes detailed selection criteria, assessment exercises, checklists for all phases of the international work experience, and lists of available resources. It is based on interviews with hundreds of expatriate employees, their spouses and children, domestic management personnel, and professional counselors who specialize in expatriate issues. This book serves as a reference and companion text for our cross-cultural transition services.

Managing Cross-Cultural Transition

Publisher: Aletheia Publications

Price: $19.95 plus shipping

ISBN 0-9639260-5-5

Cross-Cultural Transition: Products and Services

Preparation for Expatriation
Preparation for Reentry
Overview of Issues Associated with Cross-Cultural Transition
Country Briefings