How to talk to an expatriate

ABSTRACT

Fueled by increasing global mobility, there is an ever-growing need for expatriates. This increasing demand poses many challenges for organizations to motivate their employees to successfully complete international assignments. This study addresses this issue by offering a new perspective on how effective leader communication may serve as a tool to increase expatriates’ cross-cultural motivation and boost their chances of success. All three dimensions of motivating language are proposed to have the ability to enhance an expatriate’s cross-cultural intrinsic motivation, as well as his or her cross-cultural self-efficacy. The implications of the framework, as well as future research, are discussed.     

Singapore Airlines to Fly A380 to Beijing Due to Olympics Demand

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Wholesale Oil Market to Open to Foreigners

The government plans to heavily invest in coal liquefaction plants in the next five to 10 years as part of efforts to reduce its dependence on highpriced oil imports, the China Oilnews reported February 9, citing the country＇s top economic planning agency.     

China to Be Alert to Four Uncertainties

Stock market crash is really coming? On August 8,affected by the downgrading of the U.S.sovereign credit rating and other negative factors,the Shanghai stock market dropped over a hundred points intraday, falling below 2,500 points just like what it did a year ago,and individual shares collectively reached decline limit. Asia-Pacific stock markets also suffered Black Monday,with a num-     

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China Looks to Argentina to Grow Food

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Better to shop than to vote?

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The New Globalisation: From Too Big to Fail to Too Intertwined to Decouple

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Oil Wholesale Market to Open to Foreign investors

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The Need to Return to a Monetary Framework

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Shanxi＇s coal exports down through October

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