... This paper makes a significant contribution to the field of cross-cultural management and international assignments. By discussing the evolving definition of success across various international assignments, it not only provides valuable insights for expatriates in their international careers but also...

... the help they obtained by becoming mentors themselves (Allen et al., 1997a,  b). Zaza Nadja Lee Hansen can be contacted at: znlh@dtu.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Cross-cultural management Mentoring Career development Communication Organizational culture...

... Cross-cultural management Expatriates Cultural distance Symbolic leadership A great number of reasons are known why multinational corporations (MNCs) assign expatriates to take leadership responsibility in a foreign country. However, incidence of expatriate failure rates has been cited...

... characteristics of countries lead expatriates to presume more cultural similarity than is the case. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Adjustment Cross-cultural management Cultural distance Cultural similarity Expatriates Job performance Met expectations The ever-increasing...