Part memoir, part guidebook, PERspective takes the reader along Per Ostberg's uneven path of self-discovery as he lays bare the life of the expat and the challenges that lie ahead. He combines his own candid personal stories from 25 years of expat life in 84 countries with formal research such as Professor Geert Hofstede's intercultural management perspectives. PERspective answers questions about dealing with "culture crash," building and managing multicultural teams, and avoiding the many traps that await the unsuspecting expat, like alcohol, drugs, infidelity, evacuations and corruption. It...