...Matthias Rosenbaum-Feldbrügge; Stine Waibel; Herbert Fliege; Maria M. Bellinger; Heiko Rüger Purpose Previous research indicates that accompanying partners often struggle to find employment upon international relocations. This study aims to highlight diplomat’s partners’ employment situation...

... systems for inexperienced expatriates prior to departure to weaken the negative impacts of culture shock. Originality/value Existing literature only sparsely analysed adjustment and QOL for foreign service employees/diplomats so far. To the authors’ knowledge, no study analysed trajectories...