managing in a multicultural environment. It is fundamental that Euro‐managers are able to identify, negotiate and mediate …

First makes the case that effective preparation, support, and training for international assignments to, from or within … illustrative training programme outline.  …

Culture has an effect on efforts at management training and development. Experiential exercises have cultural values … embedded in them. Transporting training exercises across cultural boundaries represents a challenge full of opportunities and … pitfalls. Two American‐made training exercises – a survival exercise and an inter‐unit conflict exercise – were used in a …

potential conflict, this paper examines whether Western expatriates in joint ventures benefit from cross‐cultural training … and other types of organisations in China. Findings – Results show that training had a weak positive association with work … adjustment for expatriates in joint ventures, but no relationship with work adjustment for Western managers in other types of …

Programme (UNDP) for the training of Chinese managers. Findings – It was found that although considerable efforts had been made …Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of how Chinese managers perceive and respond to … training and management development programmes that have been designed and delivered by Western experts, and of the extent to …

Programme (UNDP) for the training of Chinese managers. Findings – It was found that although considerable efforts had been made …Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of how Chinese managers perceive and respond to … training and management development programmes that have been designed and delivered by Western experts, and of the extent to …

multinational enterprises (MNEs). The issues examined in this study include pre‐departure and post‐arrival training for expatriates … Chinese MNEs provide only limited training to expatriates and other nationals, and lack a systematic international management …Purpose – This paper aims to explore international training and development policies and practices in Chinese …

Suggests ways to improve the quality of cross‐cultural training by the analysis of needs within expatriates. Identifies … the countries for this training and matches the indicated needs with global business growth patterns. Reports on an … emerging global markets. Cites a strong need for reformulating cross‐cultural training strategies and processes together with …