10.1.1Summary of the articles: Working across culture
11 International assignment challenges and opportunities
The title
Challenges The situation of being faced with) something
that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be
done successfully and therefore tests a person's ability
Opportunities An occasion or situation that makes it possible to do
something that you want to do or have to do, or
the possibility of doing something
The article
It’s about a larger army of career-minded professionals criss-crossing the
world to gain experience of emerging markets
Exposing promising employees to emerging markets has become a
strategic necessity
o Wherever you trade, it is going to be really important to have people
who understand how business is done in Asia and the Middle East
The big battle to mismatch
o A young and single person (rising stars)
o After acquired skills
The practical effect of missing out on international experience is to slow
and ultimately to cap an executive’s progress through the business
An explanation is after proving themselves in another culture, returnees
find coming home a bin anti-climax in a global economy, business
desperately need people who understand and feel at home in other
cultures
Understanding expressions
finds mandarin a difficult language to learn Does battle with elementary
mandarin
Have a good basic knowledge To have mastered the basics (of
the language)
Have a good network of contacts Be firmly plugged into the fabric
Travelling frequently from one country to Criss-crossing the world
another
Move to another country To uproot themselves
Prevent their career advancing To cap an executive’s progress
through the business
Had large numbers of people who left the Suffered attrition rates
company
Are disappointed at the lack of new Find coming home a big anti-
challenges climax
,The benefit to their reputation The kudos (of international
experiences)
, Word partnerships:
To recover Their Om hun investering terug te verdienen
investment
To acquire Skills Vaardigheden verwerven
To produce A return Om rendement te produceren
To feel At home Zich thuis voelen
To gain Experience Ervaring opdoen
Exercise: sentence completion
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Synonyms
Secondment assignment
To second To post
Promising young employees Rising stars, high-flyers
Important words
Secondment When someone is sent somewhere else (often abroad) to do a
different job for a limited period of time
Posted Sent somewhere (usually abroad) to do a job there
Promising Used to describe an employéé who is likely to be successful in
the future
Hurdle A problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can
do something else
Mismatch A combination of things that do not work well together
Drawback Something that might be a problem or disadvantage
Mismanage Handle something badly
Ant- climax An event or experience that causes disappointment because it
is less exciting than was expected or because
it happens immediately after a much
more interesting or exciting event
Consideration The act of thinking about something carefully:
Plugged /
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