...Muhammad Awais Bhatti; Sharan Kaur; Mohamed Mohamed Battour Purpose Researchers have been focusing on the predictors of expatriates' adjustment and job performance at different levels (individual level, organizational level and societal level), but still some of the predictors have been ignored...

... corporations do not have policies and procedures to prepare for the return of expatriates and also do not understand the repatriation time as an important period of the cycle of the international assignment (Yeaton and Hall, 2008). Expatriate employees are often a major source of knowledge and expertise...

...Bassou El Mansour; Evan Wood Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the training provided to US and European expatriates in Morocco, and subsequently build the body of knowledge for international HRD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Design/methodology/approach The study...

...Stephen J. Perkins; Romain Daste Purpose The purpose of this article is to enhance understanding of influences on interaction between corporate personnel and development specialists and line functions associated with expatriating managers. Line managers are expected to accept greater...

...). The ever‐increasing rate of development of world markets for products and services will guarantee that expatriate managers will continue to play an important role for the foreseeable future. The reality of global competition has thoroughly changed the manner in which managers traditionally think about...

...Margaret Linehan; Hugh Scullion The particular focus of this paper is female expatriates in Europe, which is a relatively under‐researched area. A total of 50 senior female expatriate managers were interviewed, representing a wide range of industry and service sectors. The aims of the paper...

... assumption about people’s needs and more or less disregarding the specific place of residence” (Torbiörn, 1982, p. 110). Regarding Black’s (1988) model, Suutari and Brewster (1999, p. 191) explicitly state in their study of the adjustment of Finnish expatriates to other European countries: “… the model...

... 2000 Women Expatriates Managers Careers This study is an assessment of the international career move made by senior female managers in Europe. The perspective being explored is that of currently employed senior female managers in a wide range of organizations, who have made at least...

.... The speedy transformation and integration process,which thus began in 1991, will be continued, and further contribute to Skoda′s role as a model for economic development in the Czech Republic. In tandem management key positions are filled by a manager from the Volkswagen Group (expatriate...