...Rita Fontinha; Kate Hutchings; Washika Haak-Saheem; Michael J. Morley; Chris Brewster Purpose Self-initiated expatriates ( SIEs ) are relevant resources for multinational enterprises, but the topic of gender is often overlooked. This study aims to examine how psychological contract ( PC ) types...

..., the strategies they employ to manage them, and how gender shapes these experiences. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a qualitative, inductive approach based on semi-structured interviews with European SIEs working in Japan. The data was analyzed using the Gioia methodology to code, review...

... career stagnation and to break glass ceilings in their home countries. They face specific challenges, including gender discrimination and exclusion. Yet, they exhibit powerful coping mechanisms and utilize social, often female, support networks. FSIEs tend to repatriate at higher rates than men, driven...

... and involving 249 employees within a Danish multinational enterprise. Findings We find that specific human capital helps established immigrants in general, although female immigrants are more vulnerable. We furthermore find a strong “gender liability” in the industry even for local females, including...

.... Twelve career-oriented female partners from an emerging global south economy (Brazil) who supported a partner’s IA to a developed country (USA) participated in this study. The data included semi-structured interviews and field notes. Findings The study indicates that societal constraints, gendered...

... the inclusion of a group of older women who were not exclusively professionals, the authors respond to calls to expand the focus of SIE studies. Women who are in this latter age group have been impacted and shaped by a gendered life-course (Loretto and Vickerstaff, 2013). With longer life expectancy...

...Olivier Wurtz Purpose This work sheds new light on the roles of gender, age and expatriation type—self-initiated expatriate (SIE) vs. assigned expatriate (AE)—by applying the transactional theory of stress and coping (and a validated measurement tool) to the expatriation experience. Design...

... are exacerbated for women in international assignments (e.g. Harris, 2004a ; Linehan and Walsh, 2000). Women can indeed face additional challenges in the workplace, such as enduring gender stereotypes and an organizational context biased toward male career success (Bendl and Schmidt, 2010 ; Hutchings et al...

... demonstrates women expatriates' early-career trust in gender equality falls away as they first recognise and then accept diminishing female expatriate senior grade representation and the implications for their expatriate careers. Should turnover result, this could detrimentally affect organisational expatriate...

... 02 2019 20 09 2019 25 09 2019 25 09 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Status Gender Age MNC Asia Expatriate success Position The successful management of expatriates remains a critical aspect...

...Olivier Wurtz Purpose Expatriation is known to be stressful. The purpose of this paper is to examine stress as an antecedent of substance use (SU) during expatriation and related effects on expatriates’ work adjustment. Moreover, the study sheds light on individual-level moderators (i.e. gender...

... of the German Foreign Service (GFS), resulting in a response rate of 35.5 percent (analytical sample n=1,390). Partnership status, childlessness, and experiences of partnership break-ups were analyzed by gender and by age. Using OLS regression, the authors examine how gender and individual perceptions...

... importantly, sensation seeking was found to mediate the effects of gender on relocation willingness. Accordingly, male expatriates are more willing to relocate to dangerous countries due to higher sensation seeking. Money orientation was not found to interact with sensation seeking. Research limitations...

...) and if the expatriate’s gender is related to WLC. The authors also investigate if the level of WLC is different for men and women in a DCC or SCC (interaction). Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted among 393 Finnish expatriates who were in a relationship and were working. A moderated hierarchical...

... of women’s careers. While this work is being critiqued and extended (e.g. Shaw and Leberman, 2015) these gender-based shifts over the life span denote a change in both the underpinning values and the activities of the individual. O’Neil et al. (2013) thorough review of a diverse body...

..., including potential gender differences. The usefulness of longitudinal narrative inquiry for exploring experience of change is highlighted. Practical implications Conversations about identity constructions should be held with expatriate spouses in order to support relocation decision making...

... of IA reward by examining compensating differentials, equity and the psychological contract and takes these forward via implications for organisational justice. It identifies reward elements that support women’s expatriation and address their low share of expatriate roles, thereby fostering gender...

...Professor Margaret Shaffer and Dr Mina Westman; Liisa Mäkelä; Barbara Bergbom; Kati Saarenpää; Vesa Suutari Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct and moderating effect of gender and parental status on the relationship between international business travel days and work...

... the development of key research themes over time. Based on this analysis, gaps in current research could be identified and clear directions for future research were formulated. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Literature review International assignments Gender Women Correspondence analysis...

... and the relationship between mobility and career. Thus, it is hoped that a study such as this will add to the emerging body of knowledge about an under researched yet growing number of the some of the most mobile human capital in the world. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 China Gender Self...