Increasing the skill utilization of expatriates
研究了268名来自六家财富500强跨国公司外派人员的技能利用情况，发现技能利用模式影响工作态度，并分析了子公司、公司和国家层面促进或抑制技能利用的因素。
This article examines the utilization, underutilization, and misutilization of expatriate skills in overseas assignments. Using quantitative data from 268 expatriates from six Fortune 500 multinational corporations, the research first examines expatriates' utilization of eight distinct skills and how patterns of skill utilization influence important job attitudes. Then, using qualitative data from the expatriates, the research examines the subsidiary-level, corporate-level, and country- level factors which facilitate (or inhibit) skill utilization. The study highlights the idea that effective skill utilization depends not only on the selection and training of expatriates themselves, but also upon the level of skill and teamwork among host country nationals and the quality of support provided by the MNC as a whole. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.