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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>Attention MALE Trailing Spouses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trailing Spouse Network Member Dr. Nina Cole, an Associate Professor at Ryerson University in Toronto is currently researching what HR departments can do to help male spouses on international assignments. Her research team is hoping to recruit male spouses to be featured in an article that they are preparing for publication. They require a brief description of why you joined the Trailing Spouse Network and how it helps you as a male accompanying partner. If you are a Male Trailing Spouse and you would like to participate in this initiative, please visit the Trailing Spouse Network on LinkedIn and respond to the discussion on this subject. http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=104868 Thanks Jeff]]></description>
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		<title>Expat Explorer Survey from HSBC Bank International</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have your say in the world&#8217;s largest independent survey of expats&#8230;Millions of people around the world live outside their home country and the number is growing. We think it is important to focus on the lives of expats, the challenges they face and the opportunities that come with a life away from home. We bet you&#8217;ve had a lot of interesting experiences and would love for you to share your opinions. The results of the survey will be made available for you to read here on our website from June 2009 onwards and will also be shared with the global media.]]></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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		<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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