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AO. UNIV.-PROF. MAG. DR. MARTIN WEICHBOLD, Dean of the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences, University of Salzburg, Austria: "Who is sent abroad? (...) Based on analysis of current research, with its often contradictory results, Dr. Cummings-Koether´s study spans 40 years and five continents. She conducted a very broadly conceived survey, developed her original ´Expectation Dependency Model´ to illuminate the intricacies of international assignments, and derived concrete criteria for successful assignments.

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Michelle J. Cummings-Koether was born in the United States and grew up in the U.S. as well as in Germany. She also lived in Canada and Great Britain for several years. Since 2007, she has been a consultant in the intercultural domain and teaches international and intercultural management at three universities in Southern Germany.

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