Exploring expatriates' behavioural reaction to institutional injustice on host country level

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to add to knowledge on the environment of self‐initiated expatriates and their perception of justice in their host country, to identify whether the concept of perceived host country justice applies to, or is relevant to, self‐initiated expatriates.

Design/methodology/approach

In total, 33 interviews were conducted in two host countries and responses were clustered to identify emerging themes.

Findings

Self‐initiated expatriates perceive justice and support from their host country in a similar way to how employees perceive organizational justice, though the consequences may not follow negative perception as quickly as they do in the organizational context.

Originality/value

This paper builds on a new subject perspective, there is no previous literature aiming to transfer perception of justice models from an organizational perspective to a national level.

Citation

Forstenlechner, I. (2010), "Exploring expatriates' behavioural reaction to institutional injustice on host country level", Personnel Review, Vol. 39 No. 2, pp. 178-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483481011017408