Follow-up on International Itinerants: A Matter of Their Employment

International itinerants, although being referred to as self-managed professionals with a tendency to change employers quite frequently, are an important source for staffing. In line with more traditional expatriates, international itinerants can bring great value to MNCs, and can offer some advantages to employers that could not be offered by traditional assignees.

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The key to successful expatriation lies more in developing appropriate skills than in possessing favorable personality traits? Some evidence.

Does the key to successful expatriation lie more in developing appropriate skills than in possessing favorable personality traits? A recent study by Shaffer and colleagues (2006) indicates that both stable personality traits and more dynamic cross-cultural competencies are important predictors of expatriate success.

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