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Searching the organization for the cross-cultural operators

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The advent of the multinational corporation has increased demand for executives who can function effectively in foreign cultures. Statistically, almost one-third of expatriated U.S. employees fail in their overseas assignments, while only one in seven Europeans assigned expatriate duties fails. The effects of expatriate failure for the individual and the company are discussed, and solutions to the problem are offered. Just because a manager or employee is technically successful does not mean that this individual will succeed in an expatriate assignment. Psychological testing of nominees for expatriate assignments is recommended, and a 14-question assessment test is included to determine whether an individual will do well in a foreign culture.

Author: Guptara, Prabhu
Publisher: Reed Business Information Ltd.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1986
International aspects, International business enterprises, Multinational corporations, Employment abroad, Overseas employment, Executive ability

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David MacGillivray's 'upside-down' approach to reorganization

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David MacGillivray, executive director of Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co., implemented a reorganization plan for the firm's Lennings Group subsidiary that unified the common interests in the 40-company group and encouraged cooperation rather than competition among them. The plan has allowed the firm to double its pre-tax profits to $6 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1984 on a 10 percent increase in sales, a performance that has reinforced MacGillivray's reputation as a most capable managing director and executive chairman. MacGillivray's plan of turning the organization upside-down to rid it of the inefficient management operations that held it back and his hands-on approach to management are described.

Publisher: Reed Business Information Ltd.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1984
METAL MINING, Analysis, Case studies, Mining industry, South Africa, Business planning, Corporate reorganizations, Mineral industry, MacGillivray, David, Lennings Group

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