2. EXPATRIATE
An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person
temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than
their native country.
The term often refers to professionals, skilled workers, or
artists taking positions outside their home country, either
independently or sent abroad by their employers, who can
be companies, universities, governments, or non-
governmental organisations.
Effectively migrant workers, they usually earn more than
they would at home, and more than local employees.
However, the term 'expatriate' is also used for retirees and
others who have chosen to live outside their native country.
Historically, it has also referred to exiles.
3. REASONS FOR SUCCESS OF EXPATRIATE
Cross cultural adjustment
Training and Orientation
Accurate and adequate information
Communicate Frequently and clearly
Support Services
4. EXPATRIATES FAILURE
Definition
Expatriate failure is defined as the early
unplanned return of the expatriate, expatriate
failure is not only a posting that ends pre-
maturely but can also be considered as one
ineffective by senior management
5. REASONS OF EXPATRIATE FAILURES
1. Culture Shock
2. Family Stress
3. The Global Mobility Team
4. Responsibility Overload
5. Poor Candidate Selection
6. Climatic inadaptability
6. IMPACT OF FAILURE OF AN EXPATRIATE
1. There are substantial monetary costs associated
with sending expatriates abroad, bringing them
back to the home country and finding replacements.
2. The poor performance of an expatriate may
damage the firm’s image in the host country.
3. There are also personal tragedies of employees
who may have sold their homes, left jobs they liked
and find themselves back in the home country
branded as failures.
4. There is damage to the firm’s reputation, loss of
employee morale, and disrupted relationships with
local nationals.
