U.S. multinationals that interviewed both candidates and spouses to determine suitability for foreign assignments experienced the same level of incidents of expensive expatriate failure as those that did not.

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U.S. multinationals that included spouses in the interview process for foreign assignments generally experienced lower levels of expatriate failure. This is because the adjustment and satisfaction of the spouse are critical factors in the success of an expatriate assignment, affecting the employee's performance and likelihood to complete the assignment.

US Multinationals That Interviewed Both Candidates and Spouses to Determine