The reasons for managers – expatriates’ failure and their
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The reasons for managers – expatriates’ failure and their problems at work
The reasons for managers – expatriates’ failure and their problems at work

Author(s): Sylwia Przytuła
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Sociology
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk

Summary/Abstract: The growing dynamics of direct investment makes the international companies to take advantage of expatriate managers. It concerns greenfield investments, which mean establishinga new plant or subsidiary in the host country. Then, sending managers-expatriates makessense due to the know-how that should be implemented in the new subsidiary and due totaking control of investment plans that should be realized in the host country.The purpose of this article is to present various factors determining problems and failures inexpatriate work. It is a study based on foreign literature and research findings.

  • Issue Year: 1/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 122-134
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English