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Preparation, support and training requirements of South African expatriates
South African Journal of Business Management | Vol 39, No 3 | a565 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v39i3.565
| © 2018 A. J. Vögel, J. J. Van Vuuren, S. M. Millard
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 10 October 2018 | Published: 30 September 2008
Submitted: 10 October 2018 | Published: 30 September 2008
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A. J. Vögel, Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria, South AfricaJ. J. Van Vuuren, Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa
S. M. Millard, Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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A major issue in international human resource management is the failure of expatriates. The failure rate of expatriates has been reported to range anywhere between 10 and 80 percent, costing multinational enterprises (MNEs) between US$40 000 and US$1 million for each failed assignment. In order to address the problem it is recommended that MNEs provide sufficient preparation, support and training to not only the expatriate but also to their trailing spouses and children. This research has, however, proven that not only are South African MNEs not providing the preparation, support and training required by their expatriates, they are also falling short in the preparation, support and training provided to expatriate’s trailing spouses and children. The research does, however, provide guidelines on the preparation, support and training that can be offered to expatriates, their trailing spouses and children.
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