| This is the second report of a five-year project commissioned by Pricoa(SM) Financial and conducted by Dr. Anne Copeland of The Interchange Institute. The overall five-year study is designed to
demonstrate the factors that influence success on international assignments
and to make recommendations, which will enhance the management of
international mobility. |
| Ninety-two women and nine men from 26 countries who had
moved to the United States primarily because of their spouses'/partners'
jobs were queried in an on-line survey about their expatriate experience. |
| Among the key findings: |
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Spousal adjustment was unrelated to how long families had been in the
U.S., or to how similar they felt their home countries were to the U.S. |
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Study participants who received only one day of intercultural training
had significantly lower overview ratings of their assignment compared to
those who received two or three days. |
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Employee productivity is affected by the spouse's adjustment. |
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Somewhat surprisingly, 63% of survey participants from the UK, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand, who were not offered cross-cultural training,
said that they would have needed the training |
| This event will review the study findings and offer
recommendations for companies to implement to improve assignment success. |
