An extensive literature review revealed all the factors related to the expatriation and relocation issues of an expatriate focusing rather on the socio-cultural and personal dimensions, than those of the working environment and job satisfaction, which are related to the job's description.
Relocation agents, expatriate associations, travel guides and international schools are all good sources of information.
"If you're going somewhere like China or Japan where the language is difficult and the culture completely different, you are going to find it very worrying when you get in a situation where you need emergency backup if you haven't done your groundwork," says Tracey Rosell, managing director of international staff relocation company Expatriate Essentials.
Search online for expatriate resources for global relocation; there are enough people doing this to warrant a small industry catering to them!
Each time a position must be filled, money must be spent on recruiting and training the new people, and paying for their travel and relocation to the Gulf, since most of these workers are expatriates.
The organisers, a group of local and expatriate gays, ran into last-minute trouble as city officials forced the cancellation or relocation of some events.
The hiring of an expatriate to Haiti, in addition to a higher salary, transportation and housing fees, and relocation costs, adds up after all to significantly more than what it would cost to directly hire a Haitian worker.
At Relo Japan, a company that provides moving services to expatriates, business of late has come mainly from the United States, with some from Australia and Britain, said James Keane, a relocation consultant with the company.
Expatriate education is expanding.
It involves a relocation".
