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Big, global, multinational companies often expect their staff to do a stint abroad. Indeed, for many a young person it could be conceived as a serious benefit of the job. Nine months in Nigeria, a short posting in the Philippines, a sojourn in Sydney. Many locations sound romantic: old hands are quick to rank-order them.
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© 2012 Adrian Furnham
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Furnham, A. (2012). Expatocracy. In: The Engaging Manager. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137273871_19
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