Identify any of five of the seven most common causes of expatriate failure and interpret them.

Expatriate failure is the inability of foreign national to
thrive in a host countries business or work environment. This failure could come about
due to a number of factors, the primary reasons
being:

1. Poor candidate selection – This is when
   the person chosen for an overseas assignment is not the right fit for the position. They
   may not have the right attributes or personal situation that would allow them to
   successfully operate in a foreign environment.


2. Lack of
   cultural knowledge – No knowledge of awareness of local customs, language or etiquette
   and little desire to learn them.


3. Lack of cross-cultural
   training - This responsibility falls on the organization itself and failure to properly
   train expatriate staff could lead to those staff failing in their
   duties.


4. Culture
   Shock


5. Stress and
   Overwork