... in an attempt to draw up a list of required competencies on which there is a fair degree of consensus. A comparison is also made between the requirements of the traditional expatriate manager and the new breed of young international managers who operate in the global marketplace. Included is the author's own...

...Julia Richardson; Stephen McKenna Whilst globalisation has led to increasing international mobility, the contemporary expatriate management literature has focused on managers and corporate executives who are sent on an overseas appointment by their employers. By comparison, self‐selecting...

... to guarantee each expatriate re‐entry into the organisation on return, but usually with the caveat that a returnee may not always be given the “right job” on a date that coincides with the date of repatriation, and therefore the returnee may have to accept a holding situation for a time. One positive...