Scenario: Mr. Yoshimura Goes to Tennessee
Mr. Yoshimura, vice president of quality control at Oshimura Yarn, has recently been assigned to a three-year project at the company's Tennessee plant. Mr. Yoshimura has brought his wife and his three daughters with him from Yokohama to Tennessee.
-Mr.Yoshimura's daughters are extremely unhappy and have been complaining every night about their lifestyle in the United States.They insist on returning to Japan.If Mr.Yoshimura gives in to his family members' pleas and decides to return home,which of the following will most likely be true about his experience?

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Mr. Yoshimura's case will represent an instance of expatriate failure as he will have been unable to complete his assignment due to his family's displeasure with their lifestyle in the United States. Reverse culture shock is the experience of readjusting to one's home culture after a period of time spent in a foreign culture, and would only be relevant if Mr. Yoshimura and his family actually returned to Japan. There is no indication that Mr. Yoshimura would leave his company within one year of returning home, nor that he would be terminated from employment for failing to complete his assignment.