Assignment: Global Management Careers Survey
OVERVIEW
Complete A Survey of Careers in Global Management Questionnaire.
INSTRUCTIONS: Use this MS Word document to document your responses.
Section 1: Background: How Prepared Are You?
Including your native language, how many languages do you speak fluently? What are they?
How many years have you studied outside of your country of origin? List the number of years in each country.
How many months have you travelled, lived, or worked outside of your country of origin?
Did either of your parents travel internationally for work?
How many of your friends are neither from your country of citizenship nor from the country where you currently live?
Section 2: What Are Your Career Plans?
In the following section:
Home Country refers to your country of citizenship.
An International Assignment refers to an expatriate assignment which the company sends an employee for a single assignment of a year or more to another country.
A Global Career refers to a series of international assignments in various countries.
International Travel refers to a business trip to another country without the employee moving abroad.
An Expatriate refers to an employee who is sent by the company to live and work in another country.
How true is each of the following statements for you? Select True or False
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True
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False
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I am seriously considering pursing a global career.
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I would like my first job after school to be in another country.
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If offered an equivalent position in my home country or in the foreign country of my choice I would rather work at home.
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While continuing to live in my home country, I would like to travel internationally more than 40 percent (approximately 20 weeks/year) of my time.
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I would like to have an international assignment at some time during my career.
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I would like to follow a global career path in which have a series of international assignments.
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I never thought about taking an international assignment until I read this questionnaire.
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For many reasons, people may choose not to pursue a global career. Which of the following would discourage you from pursuing a global career or taking an international assignment?
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I like living in my home country.
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I do not want to learn another language.
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I do not want to adjust to another culture.
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My spouse would not want to move to another country.
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It is not good to move children.
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I want my children to be educated in my home country.
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I do not want to live in:
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any country except my home country
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Africa
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Asia
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Europe
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Latin or South America
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the Middle East
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North America
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my home country
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other (specify):
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International jobs involve too much travel.
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If I live in another country, my children will not gain a sense of national identity.
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My spouse would not want to interrupt his or her career.
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I would lose my sense of identity, my roots.
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International assignments put too much on a marriage.
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When you are on an international assignment you become "invisible" to the company and tend to be forgotten for promotions.
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It would be difficult to come back home after having lived and worked for a long time in another country.
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I do not want to be exposed to the political instability experienced by some parts of the world.
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I would be too socially isolated and lonely in another country.
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I would be exposed to too much personal danger in another country.
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In comparing potential domestic and global careers, which do you think could give you the greatest professional opportunities? (Options are Domestic Career, About Same, Global Career)
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Domestic Career
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About the Same
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Global Career
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I could succeed faster in
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I could earn a higher salary in
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I could have greater status in
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I could be more recognized for my work in
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I could have a more interesting professional life in
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I could have a more satisfying personal life in
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In comparing women and men, who do you think will have the greater chance of being:
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Women
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Equal Chances
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Men
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Selected for an international assignment?
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Effective on an international assignment?
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Successful in advancing in a global career?
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Effective on domestic assignment?
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Successful in advancing in a domestic career?
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Socially isolated and lonely in another country?
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Exposed to personal danger in another country?
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Section 3: In Your Opinion:
What are the main reasons that you would accept an international assignment?
What are the main reasons why you would turn down an international assignment?
What barriers might block women, but not men, from successfully pursuing global careers that include international assignments?
Section 4: What Did you Learn?
List and expound upon 3 things that you learned from this assignment.
Research expatriate assignments and see what the data reveals on the success rates of these assignments. According to the research, how successful are these projects/leaders?
What things will you consider if you are offered one of these positions?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.