Employee Insight Reports
Kenexa Employee Insight Reports provide in-depth summaries of employee opinions on the latest trends and issues in the workplace. These reports are based on employee research from the Kenexa Research Institute (KRI) and supplement KRI press releases with additional data.
The Kenexa Research Institute Finds That Expatriates Are More Engaged Than Nationals, But Still Considered a “Flight Risk”
According to research conducted by the Kenexa Research Institute, expatriates (expats) are generally more engaged than non-expatriates, yet they are still more of a retention risk.
More than 50% of expats seriously think about leaving their current organization within the year. This may be because they tend to see their relationship with their employer as project or task-oriented—when the assignment objective has been reached, the expat considers whether to re-engage or seek employment elsewhere. The survey results, from Kenexa’s 2008 WorkTrends™ study, also indicate that expats are more focused on the “here and now”—only 53% rarely think about looking for their next job at another organization.