Managed counterbalance
lopsided allegiances
Expatriates can be
grouped into one of 4 allegiance patterns:
1. The free agent
pattern, in which expatriates have low allegiance to both the parent firm and
the local unit
2. The pattern of
going native, marked by low allegiance to the parent firm and high allegiance
to the local unit.
Please describe the
two patterns above and explain how they may be managed counterbalance lopsided
allegiances.





