There is a considerably high degree of consensus concerning the need for expatriate qualities, such as empathy, flexibility, and open-mindedness (Ruben & Kealey, 1979; Kealey, 1989; Ronen, 1990). Other characteristics mentioned have included emotional stability, communicative ability, and respect for host countries are all found to be just as important in the selection criteria (Tung, 1981). Apart from communicative ability in the native language, many claim that foreign language mastery is perhaps the greatest single ingredient for an expatriate (Hogan & Goodson, 1990, Rahim, 1983). Thus, candidates who possess varying degrees of relational skills, in addition to technical skills, would be more likely to be successful expatriates (Teagarden & Gordon, 1995).