As MNEs are expanding their international business activities their need for expatriates is increasing, However, MNEs are having difficulties in persuading their mid-level and senior executives to take a series of long-term international assignments (usually 3 years) due to dual career situations and other issues. How can MNEs resolve this problem given that they will be expanding even more in the coming decades? Discuss in terms of the importance of international assignments to implementing international strategies and incentives, and the strains it puts on family lives