Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differing perceptions of fear of expatriates operating in terror-exposed Nairobi and the high-crime environment of Johannesburg and its impact on stress and well-being. It illustrates how expatriates cope with the challenges associated with...

Cultural adjustment is considered to be a prerequisite for expatriate success abroad. One way to enhance adjustment is to provide employees with knowledge and awareness of appropriate norms and behaviors of the host country through cross-cultural training (CCT). This article analyzes the impact...

Effective and efficient communication can be regarded as a major source of competitive advantagein international business. It is not only a prerequisite of successful marketing and humanresources strategies but also of importance for the internal coordination of multinational corporations(MNCs)....

Processes in multinational corporations (MNCs) have to be configured with regard to thechallenges of a permanently evolving environment. Process-innovation teams are considered tobe powerful tools inside organisations to cope with this necessity. Their performance is of majorimportance for most...