... Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Virtual assignments Virtual global mobility Global virtual work Expatriates Distance framework International assignments Multinational corporations (MNCs) acknowledge that traditional international...

... to what extent it can replace or complement physical global work assignments. Design/methodology/approach This perspectives article first explores advantages and disadvantages of global virtual work and then discusses the implementation of VGM and analyses to what extent and how VGM can replace...

... of younger people drawn to international work and the increase in short-term international project work. Beyond Welch et al.'s (2003) conceptualization of virtual international assignments, the phenomenon of global virtual work is typically discussed in the management or information systems...