In eight pages this paper discusses the difficulties of migrating from a familiar culture to a different and unfamiliar one. Eleven sources are cited in the bibliography.
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People have migrated from one place to another since before the beginning of recorded history of course, but there never has been so much movement between countries
and regions of the world than in todays time. Developing nations have sent their best students to leading educational and research countries for decades, but never before in the
numbers that we see today. Globalization of business has become an even greater source of migration of the type that gains close study
(Amit, 2001). The typical pattern is that expatriate managers travel to other countries to assist in organizing offshore operations to conform with corporate and international expectations, and are doubly
affected by the culture shock of moving to another country. Not only do they and their families have to adjust to life and language that may be wholly foreign
to them, but the manager also needs to assist the local workers and managers in adjusting to the expectations of a foreign corporate entity (Bowman and Meacheam, 2000).
The purpose here is to review existing literature assessing the effects of these changes on individuals, as well as advice that some institutions offer those
facing that same type of culture shock. Reasons for Migrating Of course nomadic tribes have
been mobile for millennia, moving on to find fresh grazing grounds or simply moving from place to place in response to climatic pressures. Others have migrated for the sense
of adventure that such drastic measures provide; political and ideological differences have motivated others. It was in the 19th century that the Chinese government determined that Britain and the