Developing a Global Management Cadre

$1.$ What steps can the company$$s HRM department take to maximize the effectiveness of the

expatriate$$s assignment and the long$-$term benefit to the company?

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$2.$ Discuss the role of reverse culture shock in the repatriation process. What can companies do

to avoid this problem? What kinds of skills do managers learn from a foreign assignment,

and how can the company benefit from them? What is the role of repatriation in the

company$$s global competitive situation?

$3.$ In an international assignment, both the manager and the company can benefit from the

enhanced skills and experience gained by the expatriate. Adler identified four of these,

reported by returning executives, as improvements in their managerial skills and self$-$

confidence. Name and describe them.

$4.$ MNCs have recognised that it is essential to form global management teams. What are

global management teams? How do they benefit the organisation. Explain how they achieve

their goals. How should the members interact? Discuss the advantages and the challenges

faced by these teams.

$5.$ What are $$virtual$$ transnational teams. Provide three advantages and three challenges of

these types of teams.