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The management of Chinese MNEs’ expatriates: The current status and future research agenda

Yifan Zhong (Department of Management, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)
Cherrie Jiuhua Zhu (Department of Management, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)
Mingqiong Mike Zhang (Department of Management, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)

Journal of Global Mobility

ISSN: 2049-8799

Article publication date: 14 September 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

Expatriate management is a popular topic in international human resource management (IHRM) because expatriates play a critical role in a firm’s international business operations. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the existing studies that often examine the expatriate management of developed country multinational enterprises (MNEs), aiming to help them identify, employ, prepare and retain expatriates and address challenges these MNEs may face, while how MNEs from emerging countries manage their expatriates is understudied.

Design/methodology/approach

The knowledge of expatriate management from emerging market MNEs (EMNEs) may help us understand whether there is anything new for IHRM theory and practice. This conceptual paper aims to address this research gap by selecting China, a leading emerging economy, and reviewing the existing literature in both English and Chinese to examine the status quo of the expatriate management in Chinese MNEs to highlight challenges facing these MNEs in managing their expatriates when conducting outward foreign direct investment (FDI).

Findings

This paper aims to make theoretical contributions by generating research propositions to address an under-researched area, i.e., how EMNEs manage their expatriates and the role of their expatriates in the outward FDI.

Originality/value

No other person’s work has been used in the main text of the paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of any other degree or diploma in this or any other tertiary institution.

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Citation

Zhong, Y., Zhu, C.J. and Zhang, M.M. (2015), "The management of Chinese MNEs’ expatriates: The current status and future research agenda", Journal of Global Mobility, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 289-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGM-12-2014-0053

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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