Companies around the world send employees on international assignments typically for three to five years. According to Worldwide ERC, the cost of doing so can be over $1 million per person. Despite ...

Being assigned temporarily to an overseas posting can seem glamorous -- but your marriage and wallet may not survive. Harvard Business Publishing sends up that warning flag based on recent research by ...

"Sustain. Support. Defend." These words are the guiding principles of the U.S. Army's Installation Management Command-Korea Region. IMCOM-K's focus is as straightforward as the motto borne by its unit ...

ANALYTICAL chemist Carolyn Ribes has made four moves in her career with Dow. She has moved to Louisiana; Texas; Bahia Blanca, Argentina, and her current posting is in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, where ...

OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2006--Is an international job assignment a steppingstone for better career positions - or a minefield of professional and family risks that keep employees ...

The hiring of international employees and the relocation of employees for overseas assignments are common practices for HR departments across the globe. From sending trusted managers abroad to oversee ...

— -- Insurance executive Irene Dec moved to Warsaw in February for an exciting year-long assignment launching Prudential's operations in Poland. It's the latest in a series of country-hopping ...

A new study shows that expatriates' personality characteristics have a lot to do with how well they adjust and whether they succeed and provide a return on a company's considerable investment in an ...

See the world! Go to exotic locations! It’s exciting! It’s an adventure! It’s like a vacation all the time! Or not. The truth is international assignments are both incredibly amazing and incredibly ...

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