How is the job change associated with repatriation of an expatriate different from the job change of a domestic worker?
What will be an ideal response?
Reentry to one’s home country after a long sojourn requires a process of adjustment similar to that
of the initial transfer overseas. There are several things to consider:
First, the degree of novelty (e.g., cultural, organizational, job) is higher for a transfer between countries
as compared to within a country.
Second, in the repatriation situation, the individual is returning to his or her home country after a period
of absence. During this time, both the individual and the home country have undergone changes largely
independent of each other. Unlike the domestic job changer, the repatriate is likely to be confronted
with these changes simultaneously.
In addition, for most expatriates the repatriate experience is qualitatively different from the expatriate
experience. Most repatriates are returning home from an assignment in a country of which they had
little or no prior experience. Therefore, their prior knowledge and expectations about the country they
are moving to are likely to be substantially different in the case of repatriation versus expatriation.
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