• Expatriation is an expensive process. What are the reasons that cause companies to continue to use it?
• In light of the ease with which we can communicate internationally through electronic means, and the ease of air transport, is it likely that there will be fewer expatriates in the future? Give reasons for your answer.
• Compare the advantages for companies and individuals of using permanent, career expatriates who go from country to country as opposed to single-assignment expatriates.
• What would be the best and most costeffective form of pre-departure training and development for an expatriate?
• Why should a company be worried about expatriates leaving them at the end of an assignment? What should they do to minimise the possibility?