Selection: Short Term
Personality
- Use personality measures to help prospective expatriates assess their own strengths and limitations.
- Assume that managers can override personality; those with high motivation to succeed will adopt behaviors effective in cross-cultural business settings.
Early-Life Experiences
- Converse with prospective expatriates to determine their comfort level with novel situations and with people who are different from them.
- Encourage them to review their personal histories of listening to and learning from others.
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