Working as an expat has always been full of challenges. 
An important aspect is dealing with the host culture because cultural differences and local ways of working can have a significant impact on the success of the expat assignment. We have constructed a questionnaire to help us more clearly understand how expats work together with local employees.
Help us learn more about this topic!
We would like to ask you to fill out a questionnaire about the ways in which host national colleagues can contribute to the success of expats and their companies. We would like to stress that it is important for our study that you fill out all the questions. This should take 15-20 minutes. Your answers are confidential and will only be used anonymously. We very much appreciate your help!
Why this study?
This research is important for many reasons: first of all, to identify significan
t ways to support expats in their difficult job; second, to identify important areas for host country national employee competency and leadership development, and not least, for the company to perform successfully in another national context. You can read more about our study at this blog post “Linking expats and their local colleagues: the Host Country National Liaison model”. You can also reach us at expatstudy@sdu.dk if you have any questions.
We highly value your cooperation and would like to thank you in advance.
Dr. Marian van Bakel (1), Dr. Torben Andersen (2), Dr. Charles Vance (3) & Dr. Vlad Vaiman (4)
(1) University of Southern Denmark, (2) Arhus University, Denmark; (3) Loyola Marymount University, USA; (4) California Lutheran University, USA
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