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Van Oudenhoven J.P., van der Zee, K. and van Kooten, M. (2001) ‘Successful Adaptation Strategies According Expatriates’, Interna ...

11 Training and Development of International Staff Ibraiz Tarique and Paula Caligiuri 1 Introduction 283 2 Phase 1 – Identify th ...

to manage a foreign subsidiary, to fill a staffing need, to maintain communication, coordination, and control between subsidiari ...

A vital aspect of any CCT program involves determining how training effectively enhances expatriates’ cultural knowledge and ski ...

PHASE 2 DETERMINING TRAINING NEEDS Organizational Analysis Expatriate Analysis Assignment Analysis PHASE 1 IDENTIFYING THE TYP ...

Using this typology, CCT programs will vary based on the goals required for the successful completion of each assignment. Below ...

3 PHASE 2 – CONDUCT A CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS A cross-cultural training needs analysis is conducted across three ...

global assignment is concerned, Caligiuri (forthcoming) provides a broad range of tasks that are carried out by each type of ass ...

significant interactions with host nationals to successfully complete the assignment, must concentrate more on behavioral goals ...

1996),and about creating realistic expectations about living and working in the host country (Black and Mendenhall, 1990; Black ...

Selecting instructional methods It is obvious from the above classification system that, within each category, expatriates may b ...

in-country CCT) or as a combination of both (sequential CCT or continuous CCT). Predeparture CCT has been the most widely utiliz ...

knowledge. For instance, the Chinese expatriate’s learning of US culture will be enhanced if his/her prior accumulated cultural ...

of CCT to provide some type of comparison bases for post-training assessment. In addition evaluation strategies need to be devel ...

the expatriate (Caligiuri and Day, 2000). Blake et al. (1996) point out that a critical aspect of the evaluation process is the ...

BOX 11.1: Sample e-CCT screenshots These are examples from an e-CCCT program offered by RW^3 © Electronic cross-cultural trainin ...

Compared to traditional CCT methodologies (e.g., lecture based), e-CCT has several advantages: it enables firms to lower costs a ...

In addition to the content of the system, several other factors should be considered when evaluating an electronic-delivery cros ...

CCT – and ultimately go on a global assignment – will play a key role in the outcome of the effectiveness of a well-designed CCT ...

8 CONCLUSION This chapter has provided broad guidelines for both cross-cultural trainers and human resource specialists to bette ...