Repatriation is the first step in integrating new international managers into the host country.

Ethnocentric staffing policies are in place when all key management positions

In today’s global economy, having a workforce that is fluent in the ways of the world isn’t a luxury. It’s a competitive necessity. No wonder nearly 80% of midsize and large companies currently send professionals abroad—and 45% plan to increase the number they have on assignment.

A version of this article appeared in the March–April 1999 issue of Harvard Business Review.

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