Purpose: In today's global business environment, international assignments have become integral part of employee's job profile. Adaptation to a different cultural environment plays a role in affecting employee's performance. In such a situation, cultural intelligence plays an important role. In...

The antecedents of expatriates' adjustment have received considerable attention in the international business research in the recent years. However, there has been a limited understanding regarding the outcomes of expatriates' adjustment on host country nationals (HCNs). Thus, examining the...

Expatriate management has evolved through the practices of developed economy multinational enterprises (DMNEs), with the aim of improving expatriate adaptability, cross-cultural adjustment, and performance. However, most of these studies focus on expatriates from developed countries and try to...

Employees are encouraged to undergo expatriation to develop cross-cultural competencies that meet global workforce standards. However, most expatriates struggle to adjust and eventually withdraw from their assignments. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the role of perceived...

Purpose - In the study of expatriation and expatriate adaptation, there are limited studies that focus on issues faced by expatriates working in foreign countries with very distinct cultures. This study aims to explore this idea through the experiences of western expatriates working in the...

The globalization movement, the growing processes of internationalization and opening of markets that have been observed over recent decades have brought with them a significant increase in cross-border movements, with expatriation assuming a prominent role. However, if expatriation is a reality...

With the increase in global connectivity between people, culture, and cultural patterns, cultural intelligence plays an ever-increasing role in each individual's life. Whether it is a business, scientific or private field, there is a need for specific competencies related to the possibility of...

In this paper, the term "EMex" is coined to refer to emerging market expatriates who had to adjust to working and living in Japan during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Social Identity Theory is applied together with the Grounded Theory to develop a more nuanced picture of how EMex coped with the...