Hotel companies operating internationally employ overseas managers for three main reasons: 1. To provide an element of control and coordination in the local operating unit, 2. To provide management development opportunities to senior staff in the organization, and 3. To facilitate the transfer of skills and knowledge across global borders [2]. Expatriate managers are conceptualized as those who are not nationals of the country where they are working, but they are employed because of their specialized operational abilities or due to their knowledge of the employing organization [4]. When expatriate managers are assigned to a host country, they are coming into a new business and cultural environment. Adaptation to the new cultural environment in the host country is perceived as a major challenge expatriates face on their international assignments and may lead to ineffectiveness or even business failure [5].