...Yanghua Zhou Purpose The purpose of this study is to address the research gap and quantitatively examine how the psychological contracts (PCs) between Japanese expatriates and Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) influence the expatriation success of both Japanese expatriates and Japanese...

...Hung-Chieh Chao; Alastair M. Morrison; Bihu Wu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to construct and test an antecedent relationship path model for the leisure involvement of Taiwan expatriate managers working in Mainland China. A leisure temporal-spatial involvement (LTSI) was developed...

... as the main findings of the field research, and finally, the paper ends with conclusions and practical implications. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Expatriates Data analysis Immigration Eastern Europe J240 O180 O470 R110 The cross-border mobility of academics...

... is to contribute to bridging this gap by examining gender-based differences in employment conditions for local and expatriate workers in the context of the GCC region. Design/methodology/approach – The authors utilize a data set from the 2007 cross-section Dubai Labor Market Survey which covers a stratified...

...Jan Selmer; Jakob Lauring Purpose The literature on business expatriates has been increasing rapidly, but research on expatriate academics has remained scant, despite the apparent increasing globalisation of the academic world. Therefore, more research is needed on the latter group of expatriates...

...Huei‐Fang Chen; Yung‐Ho Chiu Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of psychological contracts on the adjustment and organisational commitment of expatriates during international business assignments. The study also aims to investigate the influence of psychological...

...Victor Y. Haines, III; Tania Saba; Evelyne Choquette Purpose This study aims to explore how the motivational construct of intrinsic motivation for an international assignment relates to variables of interest in international expatriation research. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire data...

... in terms of the number of responses received and the kind of information collected. Implications are valuable for Turkish and other developing country planners. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Skilled workers Immigration Expatriates Higher education Turkey Migration, both...

... between expatriates' (or repatriates') perceived fulfillment of their psychological contract with their job attitudes are simply due to their assessments of actual changes in pay, position, and skills. In the case of repatriation, the paper clarifies the phenomenon by distinguishing both repatriates...

.... This definition is too narrow for the international environment and must be broadened to include several other dimensions of turnover since expatriate turnover often involves internal transfers to the organization (Naumann, 1992).This situation is more common in international operations than in domestic...

...Hsi‐An Shih; Yun‐Hwa Chiang; In‐Sook Kim Purpose This study tries to explore through multiple case studies how expatriate performance management is conducted in multinational enterprises (MNEs) of different national origins. Design/methodology/approach Multiple interviews were conducted...

...Peter Woods The cross‐cultural and practical challenge of evaluating the management performance of Australian and Singaporean expatriates has received little research attention. This paper explores critical perceptions of performance management by analysing the results of structured interviews...

...Yehuda Baruch; D.J. Steele; G.A. Quantrill The paper tells us about the experience of a financial services company in managing its expatriation and repatriation processes. Data were gathered from official company sources and via in‐depth interviews with former expatriates. The analysis indicates...

...Yongsun Paik; Barbara Segaud; Christy Malinowski Despite the growing recognition of its impact on successful expatriate management, repatriation continues to be a source of frustration to many human resources managers and the expatriates themselves. This study is designed to investigate underlying...

...Günter K. Stahl Expatriate assignments play an increasingly critical role in the execution of international business strategies and the development of global managers. International Success: Selecting, Developing, and Supporting Expatriate Managers, a small booklet authored by Wilson...

...Jan Selmer; Bahman P. Ebrahimi; Li Mingtao Business expatriates from the PRC mainland and Western countries assigned to Hong Kong were surveyed assessing their sociocultural and psychological adjustment. Despite their common cultural heritage, the results showed that Chinese mainland business...

... Expatriates Foreign investment Human resource management Joint ventures Management styles National cultures China Recruitment Socio‐governmental factors Before the economic reform, Chinese workers were given lifetime employment and ate from the “iron rice bowl”. A worker was virtually immune from...