Preparing expatriate managers of multinational organisations for the cultural and learning imperatives of their job in dynamic knowledge‐based environments

Abstract

The advent of the global economy has brought a realisation that the only lasting competitive advantage is an organisation’s ability to effectively exploit intellectual capital. Excellent companies build learning organisations systematically but in their haste many firms underestimate the importance of cultural, technological, executive and learning imperatives that permeate dynamic, knowledge‐based environments. Learning is a dynamic process between the needs of the individual, its leader, operational environment and the demands of the organisation.