Journal of Global Mobility: Volume 10 Issue 2

Guest editorial: Global mobility in times of global calamity: COVID-19 reactions, responses, and ramifications for the future of work

Benjamin Bader, Pia Charlotte Faeth, Anthony Fee, Margaret Shaffer

COVID-19: prevalence of job-demands, stress, work–life difficulties and work–life balance among international business travelers

Vilmante Kumpikaite-Valiuniene, Luisa Helena Pinto, Tahir Gurbanov

International business travelers (IBTs) face daily challenges pertaining to the frequency and duration of travel. Following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the…

Sailing through the COVID-19 pandemic: managing expatriates' psychological well-being and performance during natural crises

Chhaya Mani Tripathi, Tripti Singh

The unprecedented challenges brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affected people's lives worldwide. The purpose of this study is to propose a conceptual model to…

How do low-status expatriates deal with crises? Stress, external support and personal coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Joshua Haist, Philipp Kurth

Low-status expatriates (LSEs), a highly vulnerable group, have been significantly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the stressors that continue to…

Radical changes in the lives of international professional women with children: from airports to home offices

Henriett Primecz

The purpose of the paper is to discover the impact of restrictions connected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the work and life of international professional…

COVID-19 and self-initiated expatriate health workers: Spanish nurses in Germany

Juan Miguel Rosa González, Michelle Barker, Dhara Shah

Given that the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies greatly between countries, it becomes relevant to explore self-initiated expatriate (SIE) health workers'…

Pandemic stress and the role of resources in expatriate–local interaction adjustment: an extension of Berry’s model

Carol Reade, Mark McKenna

The literature on expatriation rarely considers environmental stressors beyond cultural differences or interaction adjustment from the standpoint of host country nationals (HCNs)…