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expatriates  

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  • Expatriates are employees who go overseas to accomplish a job-related goal. To remain competitive in the world marketplace or to obtain new marketing opportunities, multinational companies (MNCs) are sending increasing numbers of expatriates on international assignments. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Expatriates]

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