...Katul Yousef Purpose This paper aims to examine the evolution of global virtual teams (GVTs) as a central mechanism for virtual global mobility, enabling cross-border collaboration without physical relocation. It explores how academic literature has addressed the interplay between cultural...

... extends the geographical scope of global mobility research, offering fresh insight into supply-side readiness and the strategic alignment of mobility policies. João Vasco Coelho can be contacted at: vasco.jcoelho@gmail.com 05 08 2025 26 09 2025 09 11 2025 12 12 2025 ©...

... SIEs Career barriers Career strategies Global mobility Female expatriates Gender Eurostars Europe Japan While protean and boundaryless career theories provide a foundation for understanding SIEs' careers, gender introduces another layer of complexity. Although women are increasingly...

... in the international career context. Ziyun Song can be contacted at: songzy@gdsdxy.edu.cn 08 09 2025 26 09 2025 29 09 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Global mobility Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) Higher...

.... Moreover, it highlights the possible change in expatriates’ temporary status. It contributes to global mobility literature by examining how in highly skilled professionals, the pursuit of a long-term professional career and lifestyle improvement correlates with a “privileged” position in a host country...

..., global mobility and related theories. The goal is to enhance understanding of TM’s evolution and recommend future research directions grounded in contemporary theoretical frameworks. Design/methodology/approach A rigorous screening process produced a sample of 95 peer-reviewed articles (2004–2024...

...Mark E. Mendenhall; B. Sebastian Reiche Purpose This paper explores an under-researched area in the field of global mobility, namely, the leadership behavior of expatriates. We bring attention to this largely overlooked area of research in global mobility and offer recommendations for future...

... The practical implications of the paper include providing a structured framework for understanding the complexities of GTM. Social implications Research into the academic literature in this area is divided into various clusters, empirically demonstrating how GTM and global mobility are intertwined...

...Denise R. Quatrin; Roberta Aguzzoli; Jorge Lengler Purpose Companies target globally mobile workers and face the war for talent, while individuals are more reluctant to engage in global mobility. This scenario led us to propose a model to understand the individuals' decision process to engage...

...Paula M. Caligiuri Purpose This paper aims to understand how these competencies gained will help human resource (HR) leaders become more strategic about when and how to use global mobility for talent development. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the author defines the construct...

... approaches to the global movement of people, particularly expatriate workers. Thus, this article seeks to understand how global mobility has continued to evolve during such turbulence and propose avenues for future research. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the authors undertook a constructive...

... compared to other groups in our sample. As discussed in more detail below, there are criticisms leveled at the literature including the limited contextualization of global mobility, under exploring migration flows of skilled migrants from developing countries and the adoption of flawed assumptions (Al...

... on company-assigned expatriates. Marian van Bakel can be contacted at: msvb@sdu.dk 21 06 2021 27 10 2021 29 11 2021 01 12 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mentoring International HRM Global mobility...

...Jason Ryan; Sari Silvanto Purpose This study examines which dimensions of a business environment are most important for attracting globally mobile self-initiated expatriates to a country. The authors use secondary data from the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, IMD and the World Population...

...Susan Kirk Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the interplay between identity and global mobility in the careers of senior, female talent, uniquely taking into account the perceptions of both female and male participants. In addition, the role organisations can play in enabling women...

..., into migrants to solve important tasks related to knowledge attraction to developing countries. Africa Ghana Global mobility Expatriates Talent management It is seen that many of the pull factors indicated are business-level factors implying the role organizations may play in attracting retaining...

...Joanne Mutter; Kaye Thorn Purpose Contemporary global mobility and dual careers are two key features of working life today. Little is known, however, about where they intersect, where one partner travels for their career, while the other partner is left behind, caring for the family and attempting...

... Acculturation Host country nationals Reflexivity Positionality Global mobility Cross-cultural training International human resources management Positionality gap model The external insider both rejects much of their indigenous community and endorses those of another culture to become “an adopted...

... and social support systems of globally mobile employees by using SNA. As a mixed-methods design as well as psychological and sociological theories are applied, a contribution to linking disciplines as well as methodologies is undertaken. Social support has been found to be crucial for individuals dealing...

... Branding Global mobility Place branding Highly skilled workers Nation branding Relocation Talent mobility As mentioned previously, existing place branding frameworks cannot be applied directly to all contexts (Balakrishnan, 2009 ; Hankinson, 2005). According to Fan (2010) , it is impossible...