Digital Technologies and Expatriation – A Systematic Literature Review

Bucher, Jana; Deller, Jürgen

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“…Digital transformation refers to the incorporation of digital technologies and data into all aspects of organizations' operations to drive business, refine/change business processes, and increase revenue (Kraus et al, 2022). However, literature on the impact of digital transformation on SIEs is clearly underdeveloped (Bucher & Deller, 2021).…”

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“…These ideas originated from the participants of the second Conference on Self-Initiated Expatriation, organized by the GLOMO project at the University of Bamberg, Germany, from April 11-12, 2022. In this paper, we take the directions discussed at this conference as inspiration and explore four significant areas: digital transformation, emotions, overlooked destination and home countries in the current research, and identity. These future research avenues have recently attracted the attention of various scholars, demonstrating their value to enrich our knowledge of SIEs, especially in today's world (Andresen et al, 2021b;Bucher & Deller, 2021;Cooke et al, 2021;McNulty & Brewster, 2020;Moulaï et al, 2021).…”

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Future research on self-initiated expatriation : Emerging topics

Nguyễn¹,

Andresen²

2022

Personalmanagement Und Arbeits- Und Organisationspsychologie

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Future research on self-initiated expatriation : Emerging topics

Nguyễn¹,

Andresen²

2022

Personalmanagement Und Arbeits- Und Organisationspsychologie

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“…These ideas originated from the participants of the second Conference on Self-Initiated Expatriation, organized by the GLOMO project at the University of Bamberg, Germany, from In this paper, we take the directions discussed at this conference as inspiration and explore four significant areas: digital transformation, emotions, overlooked destination and home countries in the current research, and identity. These future research avenues have recently attracted the attention of various scholars, demonstrating their value to enrich our knowledge of SIEs, especially in today's world (Andresen et al, 2021b;Bucher & Deller, 2021;Cooke et al, 2021;McNulty & Brewster, 2020;Moulaï et al, 2021).…”

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Wanderlust to wonderland? : Exploring key issues in expatriate careers: Individual, organizational, and societal insights

2022

Personalmanagement Und Arbeits- Und Organisationspsychologie

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Expatriation has been a topic of much research recently. The important role expatriates play in the internationalisation of an organisation and the resultant effects of such a work experience on the expatriates themselves, have fuelled the interest in this domain. This edited volume serves to provide fresh and timely insights into four areas, covering the individual, over the organisational, to the macro-level. First, the career paths of the expatriates, which not only garners them the career capital they may be able to utilise later in their career but also, the impacts of such an experience on their longer-term career success are in focus. The second block concerns the expatriation phase itself. A critical look is taken into the expatriates’ identity and how it changes over time. Moreover, it discusses factors influencing the expatriates’ well-being, embeddedness, and socio-cultural integration during their time abroad. Third, some key global mobility management challenges that organisations face, when managing expatriation, are introduced —such as flexible language management and how to become an international employer. Finally, insights are provided into the role of the host country policies – more specifically hostile environment and migration policies – on expatriate attitudes and behaviour, which has received less attention in previous research. All four areas are finally brought together to present a rich overview of future research questions that shall stimulate researchers and practitioners in their further deliberations. The chapters are based on selected results from the respective research subprojects of the Early Stage Researchers of the Horizon 2020 Global Mobility of Employees (GLOMO) project. This project was funded under the European Union’s Research and Innovation Programme H2020 in the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No 765355.

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Digitalization and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment: the role of mobile apps

Wang,

Lockett,

Zhou

2024

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PurposeThis study explores the role of digitalization, especially mobile apps, in expatriate cross-cultural adjustment. The role of digitalization is under-researched and under-recognized in the current literature on global mobility, but is becoming a significant factor in expatriate cross-cultural adjustment.Design/methodology/approachAs the research is exploratory, it uses qualitative methods, specifically in-depth interviews and rigorous thematic analysis. It is based on 31 respondents from 16 higher education organizations across 10 cities in five provinces/municipalities in China, a country with one of the highest levels of digitalization in daily life.FindingsThe most significant finding is that mobile apps are central to expatriate cross-cultural adjustment in China. Such apps both enable adjustment if used actively and hinder adjustment significantly if resisted or not used effectively. However high motivation is required to cope with the incompatibility between the infrastructure of mobile apps in China and expatriates’ previous experiences.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is based on expatriate academics in China, where digitalization is widespread and local apps rather than international apps are predominant. Hence expatriates may feel a greater impact of digitalization on daily life and work than in less digitalized societies. A major implication is that digitalization should be considered as a potentially significant factor in expatriate cross-cultural adjustment.Practical implicationsHost country governments, employers, app developers and expatriates, all need to consider the use of mobile apps in cross-cultural adjustment and retention of expatriates.Originality/valueThis study identifies the role of digitalization, especially mobile apps, in expatriate cross-cultural adjustment in a highly digitalized environment, which has not been recognized in previous research. It proposes the concept of “digital distance” that should be considered alongside “cultural distance” in the context of expatriate cross-cultural adjustment.

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Digital Technologies and Expatriation – A Systematic Literature Review

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Future research on self-initiated expatriation : Emerging topics

Future research on self-initiated expatriation : Emerging topics

Wanderlust to wonderland? : Exploring key issues in expatriate careers: Individual, organizational, and societal insights

Digitalization and expatriate cross-cultural adjustment: the role of mobile apps

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