Até 45% dos executivos expatriados americanos retornam para casa antes de um ano no exterior

Infelizmente, o expatriado não amplia sua perspectiva e visão de mundo quando vive exterior, segundo Jiun-Shiu Chen, Ph.D . Em estudo publicado no International Journal od Bussiness and Social Science, estima-se que 10 à 45% dos norte-americanos retornam para os Estados Unidos, antes mesmo de completar um ano por questões de ajustamento à diferentes culturas. Para saber mais veja artigo original abaixo: Unfortunately, not every foreign assignment results in the expatriate gaining a broadened perspective and enhanced skill sets. While some managers enjoy the stimulus of living in a foreign country and view it as a mind-broadening experience, for others the foreign assignment is an ordeal. Going abroad for protracted periods places strains on managers and their families. Estimates range between 10% and 45% of U.S. expatriates fail (i.e., return to home country early) because of adjustment difficulties in foreign countries, and for those that complete an overseas assignment, another 20% leave their parent firms within a year ofrepatriation (Black et al., 1999; Black & Gregersen, 1999). Moreover, mangers taking foreign assignments typically fear the risk of ―being out of sight and out of mind‖ for corporate advantage or promotion and of being pigeonholed as a manager for foreign subsidiaries with limited upward mobility (Ashmalla, 1998) . Developing a Global Mindset: The Relationship between an International Assignment and Cultural Intelligence - Vol. 2 No. 9 [Special Issue - May 2011]- Al S. Lovvorn, Ph.D. (Corresponding Author) Jiun-Shiu Chen, Ph.D.