Journal of Global Mobility: Volume 1 Issue 2

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Managing non-standard international experience: evidence from a Finnish company

Vesa Suutari, Chris Brewster, Kimmo Riusala, Salla Syrjäkari

This paper extends the increasing debates about the role of international experience through mechanisms other than standard expatriation packages, in particular through the use of…

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Antecedents of dynamic cross-cultural competence in adult third culture kids (ATCKs)

Ibraiz Tarique, Ellen Weisbord

The “adult third culture kid” (ATCK) is an individual who has spent significant periods of childhood living outside his or her parents’ culture(s). Research is needed to identify…

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Self-initiated expatriate adjustment in the United Arab Emirates: a study of academics

Adrienne A. Isakovic, Mary Forseth Whitman

This study focusses on exploring the little-researched adjustment experiences of those expatriates who self-initiate (SIE) their employment in foreign countries. The Black et al.

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The perceived value of Chinese expatriates’ career capital: a symbolic capital perspective

Christian Yao

The existing expatriation literature confirms that international assignments (IAs) are an essential tool for developing international talent and global managers but relevant…

Presumed cultural similarity paradox: Expatriate adjustment and performance across the border or over the globe

Pauline Vromans, Marloes van Engen, Stefan Mol

To introduce the presumed cultural similarity paradox as a possible explanation for the findings that adjusting to a culturally similar country is just as difficult as adjusting…

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ISSN:

2049-8799

Online date, start – end:

2013

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Professor Jan Selmer