The increasing globalization of the economy and the expansion of the global market have strengthened the need for cross-cultural training (CCT) research. Regarded as an effective tool to facilitate expatriates’ foreign assignments and achieve organizational performance objectives, CCT should therefore play a significant role in the success or failure of expatriates. Despite, the controversy regarding the effectiveness of CCT on expatriates’ overseas assignments, the past few decades have witnessed an explosion in research pertaining to CCT’s influence on expatriates’ foreign assignments. However, very few reviews consolidating the existing literature pertaining to CCT research field are available. Thus, to ensure effective coverage for the present review, diverse databases have been investigated and keyword searches have been performed to find articles related to the study. Peer-reviewed articles were exclusively selected. Thereby, the principal objective of this paper is to proffer a thorough literature review of CCT research and highlight approaches and tools for practitioners to achieve a more successful CCT program but also introduce the findings of research papers that have been released over the past ten years and provide suggestions for future research.
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