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Women Expatriates

A New Generation of Trailing Spouses – The Trailing Man
by Julianna Reed &Richard Cook

Research suggests that international expatriation is still increasing, as it constitutes a vital part of an organisation's future synergy. However, certain aspects of expatriation have changed in recent years and these changes have direct implications on a company's relocation policy and the cross-cultural training they offer to their expatriates...

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Women in the Global Business World: Identifying the Myths
by Julianna Reed & Richard Cook

The role of women in the international business world is still developing, with some organisations, in particular, the large multinational ones from Europe and North America at the forefront...

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"Hello, I'm Ms. Smith. I will be your new manager."
Deconstructing Myth 1

by Julianna Reed & Richard Cook

One of the more prominent myths surrounding women working abroad is that being a woman is a disadvantage, especially in countries where women in the workforce are not valued or common. Adler addressed this myth in her 1987 study on women expatriates in South East Asian countries...

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Women and Safety in a Global Business World: Deconstructing Myth 2
by Julianna Reed & Richard Cook

The issue of safety can be one of the more important issues women expatriates need to consider. Although it is often used as a deterrent to discourage women to work globally it is not a valid reason for women to not venture abroad...

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Can Women Expatriates Handle Work and Family Abroad?: Deconstructing Myth 3
by Julianna Reed & Richard Cook

Highly successful and capable businesswomen are often passed up for foreign assignments due to the assumption that they do not want them. This is often based on nothing more than the fact that she is a woman...

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