Journal of Global Mobility: Volume 12 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Bridging disciplinary silos – cross-fertilization between global mobility and other fields

Mihaela Dimitrova, David S.A. Guttormsen, Margaret A. Shaffer

“Willing to go the extra mile”: an exploration of antecedents of assigned expatriates' work engagement

Marian van Bakel, Mette Strange Noesgaard, Snejina Michailova

The expatriation literature (a substantial domain of the International HRM literature) has not paid sufficient attention to the phenomenon of work engagement, which is essential…

How language power, white subalternity and compressed modernity frame highly-skilled non-Western migrants in an East-German company: insights from multi-sited ethnography

Jasmin Mahadevan

This paper shows the benefits of multi-sited ethnography for global migration studies in management, in particular when cosmopolitan self-initiated expatriates meet a local…

Sedentary settlers or nomadic opportunists? Diverging rationales in international entrepreneurial mobility

Michelle Mielly, Phil Watson Eyre, Felix Hubner

International Entrepreneurs (IEs) increasingly cross borders to internationalize their activities, yet the various motives driving them into foreign markets are insufficiently…

Global talent management – talents, mobility and global experiences – a systematic literature review

Bianca Sousa, João J.M. Ferreira, Shital Jayantilal, Marina Dabic

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive framework that identifies thematic clusters and their interconnections within Global Talent Management (GTM), global…

Sailing through the international assignment: exploring the role of perceived credibility in expatriate adjustment and socialization process in the host country

Ashneet Kaur, Sudhanshu Maheshwari, Arup Varma

The extant literature on expatriate adjustment primarily highlights the role of host country nationals (HCNs) in supporting expatriates during international assignments. However…

Why moving there? Spanish SIEs: factors and motivations involved in the choice of the host destination

Maria Rita Blanco, Mariela Golik

This paper aims to explore the Spanish Self-Initiated Expats’ (SIEs) motivations and factors involved in the choice of the host destination.

Dashed hopes or delayed met expectations? Skilled migrant women’s qualification-matched employment

Phyllis Tharenou

Skilled migrant (SM) women play a key role in developed countries especially in healthcare and education in easing staffing shortages and migrate expecting to gain…