Should Expatriate Managers and Foreign Missionaries Share Close Ties, or Not?

摘要

Failure rates for expatriate assignments are high (Arthur and Bennett 1995), which is very costly (Farh et al. 2010). Farh et al. say that expatriate managers should develop relationships that help them adjust to their assigned foreign countries. This paper explores the relationships between expatriate managers and missionaries. Missionaries from the same countries as expatriate managers might benefit them personally and professionally, by giving them information about the countries where they are assigned, and by providing them and their family members with emotional support. Also, business managers might benefit missionaries.