Expatriates are an integral part of any multinational company's (MNC) staffing strategy. However, the high failure rate of expatriates has forced these firms to look at alternate or complementary staffing strategies. This paper focuses on one such strategy, i.e., transferring people of...

Purpose: 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 a host country. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative research entailing interviews with 78 expatriates...

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the motivation and job satisfaction of employees in the hospitality industry in Dubai, using Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative research encompassed 20 interviews with employees at four different job...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore employee voice and silence in the mobile telecommunication industry in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: An exploratory qualitative case study methodology was employed in this study. Participant selection was done through a purposeful...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate digital knowledge sharing (KS) and social learning (SL) of geographically dispersed employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: The method is qualitative case study action research within a leading global provider of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the transformation of the Global Mobility (GM) function within global organisations from a tactical/transactional into a strategic function to add value to the business and international assignees. Design/methodology/approach: The method of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of cultural identity change, organizational and social support and cultural distance on repatriation experiences of Indian international assignees. Design/methodology/approach – Semi‐structured interviews were held with 19...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into international career motives, repatriation and career success of Indian women in Science and Technology. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 30 semi-structured interviews were conducted with (upper) middle-class Indian women in...