Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the gap between what should happen and what actually happens in Sino‐UK transnational education (TNE) provision, with a focus on the barriers of language and culture. Design/methodology/approach – Following a literature review, an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the current literature on transnational education (TNE) as a form of business relationship and reflects on the experience of a mid‐ranking post‐92 UN institution in developing and managing TNE programmes in China. It seeks to highlight the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature concerning expatriates on overseas assignments. Based on an exploratory study examining the experiences of independent expatriates (IEs) in China, this paper seeks to add to the currently limited understanding of IEs by...