China: recruiting easy, but success difficult.China is among the easiest countries to attract expatriate executives to work, but is also one of the hardest places for them to succeed, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. more than 140 international recruiters who completed the 10th edition of the quarterly Executive Recruiter Index, released by global search firm Korn/Ferry International. (Doing business in China also entails a certain amount of risk. See the Cover Story on page 36.) Other locations popular with expatriates are Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). (especially the United Kingdom), North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. (especially Singapore). Among the most difficult places to attract expatriates to work are the non-Gulf Middle East, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . In terms of locations that provide expatriates with the greatest chances for success, recruiters selected Western Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. The most difficult places for expatriates to succeed, according to recruiters, are North Asia (especially China, Japan and South Korea), the non-Gulf Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe and South America. The most common reason for expatriate assignments to fail, according to more than half of recruiters (51 percent), is a lack of cultural fit. Other popular responses were family or personal issues (23 percent) and not enough direction or goal-setting (12 percent). Finally, an overwhelming majority of recruiters (91 percent) said that executives with international experience are either extremely or somewhat desirable candidates. The mean ideal length for an expatriate assignment, according to recruiters is 32 months. |
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