A typology of long-term expatriates: Conceptualization, consequences and future research

Jan Selmer; Margaret Shaffer; Stefan Jooss; Sebastian B. Reiche

doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2024.101074

A typology of long-term expatriates: Conceptualization, consequences and future research

Jan Selmer, Margaret Shaffer, Stefan Jooss, Sebastian B. Reiche

Institut for Virksomhedsledelse

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Abstract

The expatriation literature typically focuses on single and temporary types of international assignments
and rarely studies how expatriates’ experiences may evolve over time. We examine
why and how expatriates extend their assignments. Adopting an embeddedness lens, we draw on
organizational and community embeddedness—and expatriate lifestyle embeddedness as a novel
third dimension—to better understand expatriates’ embeddedness and subsequent career-related
decisions. We unpack the intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of being a long-term
expatriate and develop a future research agenda. We contribute to the literature with an
embeddedness-informed typology of long-term expatriation that theorizes about salient attributes
and international experiences of long-term expatriates.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Artikelnummer	101074
Tidsskrift	Human Resource Management Review
Vol/bind	35
Nummer	2
Antal sider	14
ISSN	1053-4822
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2024.101074
Status	Udgivet - jun. 2025

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