IDEA #13
When not to take an overseas assignment
Studies of CEO career trajectories show that those who work on foreign assignments take longer to get to the top.
What you need to know
Researchers from the Rouen Business School and IE Business School looked at the careers of the chief executives of the largest 500 European and 500 American companies, keen to explore the impact of international experience on their career development. On average, CEOs are appointed to the top job 25 years after the start of their careers. Yet for the 32 per cent of CEOs whose careers were analysed who had international experience, the average time from career ...
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