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Global human resources: a key to mission accomplishment
Hooi Lai WanThe purpose of this paper is to explore the factors needed for the development of global human resources for leadership assignments in foreign subsidiaries. The paper aims to find…
A grounded theory approach to understand the Portuguese emerging adult self-initiated expatriates’ cross-cultural adaptation in the United Kingdom
Diana Farcas, Marta GonçalvesThe purpose of this paper is to inductively develop a model of cross-cultural adaptation for emerging adult self-initiated expatriates (SIEs).
How ethnographic research can help conceptualize expatriate acculturation
Adam Potter, Christopher RichardsonThe purpose of this paper is to show how the theory of researcher positionality can help international business researchers and human resource managers clarify the ideal position…
Telling tales: Using narratives and story-telling to understand the challenges faced by a sample of self-initiated expatriates in South Africa
Tinashe Timothy Harry, Nicole Dodd, Willie ChinyamurindiSouth Africa has witnessed an increase in self-initiated academic expatriates (SIAEs) coming into the country from all over the world. This movement of labour can result in South…
Global mobility and the career of the stay-at-home partner
Joanne Mutter, Kaye ThornContemporary 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…
The diplomatic spouse: Relationships between adjustment, social support and satisfaction with life
Svala Gudmundsdottir, Thorhallur Orn Gudlaugsson, Gylfi Dalmann AdalsteinssonThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between adjustment, social support and satisfaction with life for expatriate spouses. The sample consists of European…
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2049-8799Online date, start – end:
2013Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Professor Jan Selmer