New Directions in Expatriate Research

Expatriate assignments are a key part of international managers' careers and a vital part of maintaining business competitiveness. This book draws on contributions in the expatriation field to open up new lines of enquiry, draw attention to the need for theory building and points to the methodological issues that can beset intercultural research.

List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Editors Notes on the Contributors Introduction: New Directions in Expatriate Research; M.J.Morley, N.Heraty & D.G.Collings Expatriate Return on Investment: A Definition and Antecedents; Y.M.McNulty & P.Tharenou The Use of Foreign Assignments and their Relationship with Economic Success and Business Strategy: A Comparative Analysis of Northern, Southern and Eastern European Countries; C.Erten, M.Schiffinger, W.Mayrhofer & A.Dunkel Another Scandal in Bohemia?: A Look Back on how we Measure Expatriate Adjustment; T.Hippler The Nature of Managerial Work During International Assignments: Examining Expatriate-Assignment Fit and Its Consequences for Work Adjustment; O.Breiden, H.R.Mirza & A.T.Mohr The Effect of Culture of Origin on the Adjustment Process; M.F.Waxin Gender Diversity and Organizational Success: The Impact of Female Foreign Assignments; M.Andresen, E.Hristozova & U.B.Lieberum Finnish Business Repatriates' Coping Strategies at Work: Problem-Focused and Emotion-Focused Forms of Coping; S.Paganus Intonations of Repatriation: A Discursive Analysis of Expatriates' Talk of Work after Repatriation; T.L.Howell Notes Index

MAIKE ANDRESEN Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resource and International Management, Helmut-Schmidt-University, Germany OLIVIER BREIDEN Senior Manager, International Metro Cash & Carry, Germany AMANDA DUNKEL Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Department for Management and Organizational Behaviour, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria CHRISTINE ERTEN Managing Director of an SME in the field of heating and ventilation and Partner, AT Consult, Austria THOMAS HIPPLER Researcher, Human Resource Management Group, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland TINA L. HOWELL Associate Tutor, Nottingham University Business School and the University of Leicester Management Centre, UK ELENA HRISTOZOVA Research Assistant, I.P.A. Institute for Human Resource and International Management, Helmut-Schmidt-University, Germany UTA B. LIEBERUM Assistant Professor, I.P.A. Institute for Human Resource and International Management, Helmut-Schmidt-University, Germany WOLFGANG MAYRHOFER Professor of Business Administration, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria HAFIZ R. MIRZA Professor of International Business and Management, University of Bradford School of Management, UK ALEXANDER T. MOHR Lecturer in International Business and Management, University of Bradford School of Management, UK YVONNE M. McNULTY PhD Candidate, Department of Management, Monash University, Australia SOLJA PAGANUS Doctoral Student, Department of Management and Organization, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland MICHAEL SCHIFFINGER Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Department for Management and Organizational Behaviour, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria PHYLLIS THARENOU Dean of Research, Business Division, University of South Australia, Australia MARIE-FRANCE WAXIN Assistant Professor, School of Business and Management, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.