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The purpose of the study reported here was to explore cross-cultural training programs and expatriate adjustment effectiveness that increase effective cross-cultural interaction. Effective cross-cultural training increases trainees’ knowledge, encourages them to see the personal and organizational benefits of cultural diversity and cross-cultural competence, and increases their skill and capacity to work with cultural diversity. Cross-cultural training is an effective strategy in the achievement of organizational performance targets and multicultural policy objectives. Addressing the identified limitations of current practice in CCT will increase its contribution to the development and enhancement of organizational and individual cultural competence. Moreover, developing cross-cultural training programs could add value to the firm and its people.
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Kuo, SL. (2012). Cross-Cultural Training Programs and Expatriate Adjustment Effectiveness. In: Park, J.J., Zomaya, A., Yeo, SS., Sahni, S. (eds) Network and Parallel Computing. NPC 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7513. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35606-3_48
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