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Efficient Management Of Cross-Cultural Manufacturing Teams In The Dominican Republic, Efrain Serrano
Efficient Management Of Cross-Cultural Manufacturing Teams In The Dominican Republic, Efrain Serrano
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Companies that have moved their operations from the United States to other countries have forced top management to rely on their managers for leading overseas assignments. However, the success rate of expatriate managers is low and is a concern for top management in corporations. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the shared lived experiences of 20 expatriate managers to identify methods which may improve the success rates of expatriate managers asked to participate in overseas assignments. Social learning, cultural shock, and experiential learning were used to support the conceptual framework linking how cross-cultural training, adaptation, problems, and …