Despite the prevalence and importance of expatriates on international assignments, poor cross-cultural adjustment often results in ______.

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Poor cross-cultural adjustment can lead to dissatisfaction among expatriates on international assignments. Cultural retooling and global mobility may be possible solutions to improve cross-cultural adjustment, but they are not necessarily the direct outcome of poor adjustment. Repatriation refers to the process of returning to one's home country after an international assignment, which may or may not be a consequence of poor cross-cultural adjustment.

Despite the Prevalence and Importance of Expatriates on International Assignments