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	<title>The Ausmerican &#187; Report</title>
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	<description>- Issues facing; Expat professionals, Trailing Spouses, Portable Businesses, Near Retirement Professionals .... and other stuff of professional and personal interest.</description>
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		<title>What do expat Spouses need? &#8211; Interview with Dr. Nina Cole</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adjustment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surveys of the expat community consistently demonstrate that problems with spousal adjustment are the leading cause of early return home from expatriate assignments, which is costly in terms of repatriation and replacement of the expatriate, and in terms of company performance. One of the key factors affecting spousal adjustment is interruption or cessation of employment. Today I spoke with Dr. Nina Cole of Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada about her survey and report titled: Managing Global Talent: What do Expatriate Spouses Need? Dr. Cole traveled throughout the Asia-Pacific region in 2007-2008 and conducted a study on spousal adjustment. Download the interview or visit Talkshoe.com to listen to our chat with Dr. Cole as well as other talkcasts.    The results of the study showed that spouses who experience a severe disruption or cessation of employment have significantly lower interactional adjustment with host nationals than other spouses. For spouses with an orientation to work, females had higher cultural adjustment (related to food, housing, medical care etc.) and interactional adjustment than males. What concerns me most in this observation is that the interaction adjustment caused by lack of employment potentially makes it more difficult to establish employment. i.e. a downward spiral. The study discusses [...]]]></description>
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