‘𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐯er?

A study of University Tilburg is answering this question with the following outcomes:

“The family, and spouse of an expatriate in particular, not being able to adjust in the host country, may cause the expatriate to quit his assignment and leave the host country. Also when there is not enough support from the spouse of the expatriate, expatriate turnover is more likely to occur.

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As mentioned before, organizations often fail in providing families of expatriates with the support needed. With increasing numbers of expatriates going abroad with their families, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 (Kim et al., 2018; Cole, 2012; Cole 2011).”

𝘛𝘪𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 2018 (https://lnkd.in/e2dZcs8D)

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