...Young-Jae Yoon; Arup Varma; Yingying Zhang-Zhang; Vijay Pereira; Y.L.N. Kumar Purpose Host country nationals (HCNs) can assist expatriates in smoothing their transition and adjustment to the host country. However, this support is not automatic or guaranteed, thus warranting more research to better...

...Ruoting Zhi; Martin Lockett; Abby Jingzi Zhou Purpose In the knowledge-based view, knowledge is a valuable source of enterprise success. Its transfer through expatriates is a key mechanism in the value proposition of outward foreign direct investment by multinational enterprises (MNEs...

...Mizuki H. Wyant; Ioana A. Cionea Purpose Scholars acknowledge that trust relationships between expatriates and host nationals are important; however, previous research has demonstrated that one’s culture affects how individuals define trust, which can influence how trust is developed between...

...Jun Wu; Jun Yang; John R. McIntyre; Xun Zhang Purpose The relationship between cultural novelty and cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates is often assumed to be negative and linear, while the empirical results for the relationship has been demonstrated by researchers as either negative...

...Young-Jae Yoon; Arup Varma; Anastasia Katou; Youngjae Cha; Soohyun Lee Purpose The support of host country nationals (HCNs) is a key determinant of expatriate adjustment and performance. The purpose of this paper is to explore underlying motivations for their support to expatriates. Previous...

... associated with expatriate success in leading Thais in a Thai context. As such, the main sample included 24 expatriates. Two local Thai leaders were also interviewed. Qualitative interviews were analyzed inductively using NVivo. Findings Five interrelated themes emerged from the data: guiding, bridging...

...Chun-Hsiao Wang; Arup Varma Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and present a conceptual model of expatriate–host country national (HCN) interaction that explains how organizations can help increase cooperation between expatriates and HCNs by facilitating interaction between...

...Rizwan Tahir Purpose Expatriate management is a popular theme in the field of international human resource management in light of the fact that expatriates play a crucial role in a MNC’s global operations. The purpose of this paper is to explore how MNCs select, train, deploy and support...

...Jan Selmer; Vesa Suutari; Liisa Mäkelä; Marja Känsälä; Vesa Suutari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify how dual career expatriates view their spouses' roles during international assignments. Design/methodology/approach In total, 39 interviews were carried out with expatriates who...

...Jan Selmer; Vesa Suutari; Markus G. Kittler; David Rygl; Alex Mackinnon; Katja Wiedemann Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze four major aspects of the work role and how they influence the expatriate work adjustment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Russia. Design/methodology...

...Jan Selmer; Vesa Suutari; Jan Selmer; Jakob Lauring Purpose Most of the fast‐growing literature on business expatriates has focused on organizational expatriates (OEs) who have been assigned by their parent companies to the foreign location. However, there is much less research on self‐initiated...

...Jan Selmer; Vesa Suutari; Christelle Tornikoski Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether organizations can encourage the loyalty of their international employees through the composition of their expatriate packages. Design/methodology/approach Two separate but complementary...

...Jan Selmer; Vesa Suutari; Nina Cole; Yvonne McNulty Purpose The purpose of the paper is to assess the relevance of the personal value called self‐transcendence as an explanatory factor regarding gender differences in the socio‐cultural adjustment of expatriate employees. Design/methodology...

... Manufacturing industry Subsidiaries Recruitment Expatriates Staffing foreign subsidiaries with competent personnel is critical for multinational corporations (MNCs) to develop and sustain competitive advantage in foreign markets. The staffing composition of foreign subsidiaries is one of the most...

...Jan Selmer; Vesa Suutari; Doris Warneke; Martin Schneider Purpose Heterogeneous employee preferences may encumber employers' attempts to standardize expatriate compensation packages. The purpose of this paper is to outline an empirical approach that informs employers about their employees...

...Ling Deng; Paul Gibson Purpose This paper aims to present an empirically informed model of the underlying factors that enable effective cross‐cultural leadership. It also outlines procedures for using the model to assist expatriate managers to develop the capacities that underlie effective cross...

...Jan Selmer; Jakob Lauring; Yunxia Feng Purpose As opposed to the predominant belief in the West, in Chinese dominated societies there may be a positive relationship between age and perceived possession of high quality personal resources. That attitude towards old age may carry over to expatriates...

... in Malaysia has been investigated in this way before. This paper's findings should be useful to many expatriate managers in Malaysia. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Japan Malaysia Employee attitudes International business Expatriates Corporate strategy Japan remains...

... wellbeing skills and intra‐cultural interaction strategies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 International business Managers Expatriates Private sector organizations Australia South East Asia The 14 items for personal wellbeing were identified as: Nevertheless, each...

...Ma. Evelina Ascalon; Deidra J. Schleicher; Marise Ph. Born Purpose The aim of the paper is to discuss the concept of cross‐cultural social intelligence (CCSI), its relevance for both selecting and developing expatriates and other employees working in cross‐cultural contexts, the development...