An interesting topic that I chose to use with all my students concerns Expatriate Assignments. The material used is part of our International Business and Cross-Cultural Management series that inspired interesting discussions about the pros and cons about being sent abroad to work. As I think many of us can imagine, the key thing to have in mind before accepting such an assignment is ones family situation... whether or not the family would respond positively to the new culture and to what extent ones experience in and knowledge of the home market can be trusted to bring results in the new, foreign setting. /JAW