Spanish multinationals place very little importance on intercultural training, including language, when sending their employees abroad. In fact, fewer than 10 percent of Spanish companies offer intercultural training to their employees prior to starting the assignment, something that is common in over 40 percent of foreign companies.
This is likely due to the fact that expatriation has traditionally been to Latin American countries, which are among the most common destinations for Spanish multinationals, along with neighboring countries in the European Union.
Nevertheless, one should not mistake the use of a shared language with the uniformity of practices, habits and culture, explain the authors of the report, “Los retos de la expatriación: aproximación empírica” (“The Challenges of Expatriation: An Empirical Approach”).
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