Male and Female Expatriates - Not So Different After All? A Study of Motivation and Predictors of Turnover
Intentions of International Assignees

  • Miska, C. (Contributor)
  • Charlotte Davis (Contributor)
  • Chei Hwee Chua (Contributor)
  • Stahl, G. (Contributor)
  • Jean-Luc Cerdin (Contributor)

Activity: Talk or presentationScience to science

Description

While a substantial body of research exists with regard to expatriates and overseas assignments, relatively little is known about the differences between male and female expatriates. Male and female international assignees are likely to differ in important ways, such as in their career orientations and motivations, the perceived challenges they face while abroad, and their intentions to leave the company because of unsatisfactory company support, repatriation concerns or better career advancement opportunities with other employers. Using an international large-scale sample, we found that although men and women expatriates do not differ significantly in the levels of their satisfaction with company support, repatriation concerns, and turnover intentions, they do differ in their motivations to accept an international assignment. Also, the predictors of turnover intentions for male and female expatriates were found to differ significantly.
Period19 May 201022 May 2010
Event titleEuropean Academy of Management
Event typeUnknown
Degree of RecognitionInternational