The integration of Europeans expatriates in Madrid

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methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales. Vol. 6 Núm. 2 (2018)
298-308 (Español (España)) XML (Español (España))
Published: Oct 9, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17502/m.rcs.v6i2.249
Keywords:
assignment abroad, cross-cultural adjustment and training, culture shock, global nomad, relocation asignación exterior, ajuste y entrenamiento transcultural, choque cultural, nómada global, reubicación
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Beatriz Davoise Sánchez
The Intern Group

Abstract

In the following research note the impat´s adjustment and integration together with the main factors that contribute to their adjustment are analyzed: not only sociodemographic factors play an important role, but also the language and the character. Moreover, there is a significant change in the expat traditional profile, who become less popular in favor of global nomads: group of younger expats who take consecutively assignments abroad. With this purpose, a revision of bibliography, interviews, observations and a survey have been carried out. Analyzed countries are: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Portugal.

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Davoise Sánchez, B. (2018). The integration of Europeans expatriates in Madrid. methaodos.Social Science Journal, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.17502/m.rcs.v6i2.249
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Author Biography

Beatriz Davoise Sánchez, The Intern Group

Beatriz Davoise posee los Grados de Sociología y de Administración de Empresas por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Amplió estudios en la Hochschule Neu-Ulm en Alemania, donde se especializó en “Cross Cultural Aspects of Business”. Ha trabajado en Eslovaquia. En la actualidad trabaja en una organización internacional en Madrid, donde gestiona carreras de impatriados.

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