Journal of Global Mobility: Volume 9 Issue 2

What goes around comes around. Exploring how skilled migrant founder–managers of SMEs recruit and retain international talent

Marian Crowley-Henry, Edward P. O'Connor, Blanca Suarez-Bilbao

This micro-level study unpacks the recruitment and retention of international professionals to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The study highlights the influence of the…

Specific work-life issues of single and childless female expatriates: an exploratory study in the Swiss context

Xavier Salamin

Research on work–life interface in the expatriation context has to date focused on expatriates relocating with a family, and the work–life experiences of single and childless…

Does gender matter? Gender talent migration and its implication for talent management

Marina Latukha, Mariia Shagalkina, Ekaterina Kalinina, Daria Khasieva

The growing trends in talent migration, which in the extreme lead to brain drain, in step with an increasing female participation in labor markets and migration flows, set…

Host country language proficiency and identity: Spanish self-initiated expatriate nurses in Germany

Juan Miguel Rosa González, Michelle Barker, Dhara Shah

Despite over 50 years of expatriation research, the implications of expatriation for identity remains an under-researched topic in mainstream international human resource…

Working effectively and living contentedly in a foreign country: what human capital do expatriates require and develop?

Reimara Valk

The purpose of this paper is to explore the human capital (HC) expatriates require and develop during an international assignment (IA) to work effectively and live contentedly in…

The influence of personality on individuals' expatriation willingness in the context of safe and dangerous environments

Ebru Ipek, Philipp Paulus

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which a destination's security level affects the relationship between personality traits and individuals' expatriation…

Organizational culture and cultural diversity: an explorative study of international skilled migrants in Swedish firms

Ali Farashah, Tomas Blomqusit

This paper empirically explores the types and extent of cultural diversity strategies in Sweden, a developed economy with many migrant workers. The role of organizational culture…