TY - JOUR
T1 - Expatriate return on investment in the Asia Pacific: An empirical study of individual ROI versus corporate ROI
AU - McNulty, Yvonne Maria
AU - De Cieri, Helen Louise
AU - Hutchings, Katherine
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The return on investment (ROI) from international assignments is a crucial aspect of expatriate management. The literature has taken a mostly organizational perspective of this important phenomenon, with little attention to the individual ROI expatriates gain when undertaking an assignment. Especially lacking is research on expatriate ROI in the Asia Pacific region. Based on interviews with 31 long-term expatriates in 10 Asian countries, we use psychological contract theory to examine (1) how individual ROI acts as a key driver of corporate ROI and (2) the challenges and opportunities that expatriation in the Asia Pacific presents to individuals and organizations.
AB - The return on investment (ROI) from international assignments is a crucial aspect of expatriate management. The literature has taken a mostly organizational perspective of this important phenomenon, with little attention to the individual ROI expatriates gain when undertaking an assignment. Especially lacking is research on expatriate ROI in the Asia Pacific region. Based on interviews with 31 long-term expatriates in 10 Asian countries, we use psychological contract theory to examine (1) how individual ROI acts as a key driver of corporate ROI and (2) the challenges and opportunities that expatriation in the Asia Pacific presents to individuals and organizations.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jwb.2012.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jwb.2012.07.005
M3 - Article
VL - 48
SP - 209
EP - 221
JO - Journal of World Business
JF - Journal of World Business
SN - 1090-9516
IS - 2
ER -