Analysis of the repatriation adjustment process in the Spanish context

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-41

  Vidal, Ma Eugenia Sánchez ^a   Valle, Raquel Sanz ^b   Aragón, Ma Isabel Barba ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Migrant workers; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951465447     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437721011031676     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Bandura, A. (2002), Guide for Constructing Self-Efficacy Scales, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
2. Baruch, Y., Steele, D.J. and Quantrill, G.A. (2002), "Management of expatriation and repatriation for novice global player" in International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 659-71.
3. Beckett, M., Da Vanzo, J., Sastry, N., Panis, C. and Peterson, C. (2001), "The quality of retrospective data: an examination of long-term recall in a developing country" in Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 593-625.
4. Berry, J.W. (1992), Cross-Cultural Psychology: Research and Applications, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
5. Bhaskar-Shrinivas, P., Harrison, D.A., Shaffer, M.A. and Luk, D.M. (2005), "Input-based and time-based models of international adjustment: meta-analytic evidence and theoretical extensions" in Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 257-81.
6. Black, J.S. (1992), "Coming home: the relationship of expatriate expectations with repatriation adjustment and job performance" in Human Relations, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 177-92.
7. Black, J.S. and Gregersen, H.B. (1991), "When Yankee comes home: factors related to expatriate and sopouse repatriation adjustment" in Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 671-98.
8. Black, J.S. and Gregersen, H.B. (1999), "The right way to manage expats" in Harvard Business Review, Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 52-60.
9. Black, J.S. and Kaerinasai, O. (1994), "Factors related to Japanese repatriation adjustment" in Human Relations, Vol. 47, No. 12, pp. 1489-508.
10. Black, J.S., Gregersen, H.B. and Mendenhall, M.E. (1992), "Toward a theoretical framework of repatriation adjustment" in Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 737-61.
11. Black, J.S., Mendenhall, M.E. and Oddou, G. (1991), "Toward a comprehensive model of international adjustment: an integration of multiple theoretical perspectives" in Academy of Management Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 291-318.
12. Black, J.S., Gregersen, H.B., Mendenhall, M.E. and Stroh, L.K. (1999), Globalizing People through International Assignments, Addison-Wesley Longman Inc., New York, NY.
13. Bonache, J., Brewster, C. and Suutari, V. (2001), "Expatriation: a developing research agenda" in Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 3-20.
14. Bossard, A.B. and Peterson, R.B. (2005), "The repatriate experience as seen by American expatriates" in Journal of World Business, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 9-28.
15. Breiden, O., Mirza, H.R. and Mohr, A.T. (2004), "Coping with the job abroad: a correspondence model of expatriate work adjustment" in International Studies of Management and Organization, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 5-26.
16. Brewster, C. and Scullion, H. (1997), "A review and agenda for expatriate HRM" in Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 32-42.
17. Caligiuri, P.M. (1997), "Assessing expatriate success: beyond just being there" in Aycan, Z. (Ed.), New Approaches to Employee Management: Expatriate Management: Theory and Research, JAI Press, Stamford, CT, pp. 117-40.
18. Forster, N. (1994), "The forgotten employees? The experiences of expatriate staff returning to the UK" in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 405-25.
19. Gregersen, H.B. and Black, J.S. (1996), "Multiple commitments upon repatriation: the Japanese experience" in Journal of Management, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 209-29.
20. Gregersen, H.B. and Stroh, L.K. (1997), "Coming home to the Arctic cold: antecedents to Finnish expatriate and spouse repatriation adjustment" in Personnel Psychology, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 635-55.
21. Hair, J.F., Anderson, R.E., Tatham, R.L. and Black, W.C. (2001), Multivariate Data Analysis, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
22. Harvey, M.G. (1989), "Repatriation of corporate executives: an empirical study" in Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 131-45.
23. Haslberger, A. (2005), "The complexities of expatriate adaptation" in Human Resource Management Review, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 160-80.
24. Haslberger, A. and Brewster, C. (2007), "Domains of expatriate adjustment with special emphasis on work", paper presented at VI Workshop on HRM, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, 19 May.
25. Hofstede, G. (2000), Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviours, Institutions And Organizations across Nations, 2nd ed., Sage Publications, London.
26. Johnston, J. (1991), "An empirical study of the repatriation of managers in UK multinationals" in Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 102-8.
27. Lazarova, M. and Cerdin, J.L. (2007), "Revisiting repatriation concerns: organizational support versus career and contextual influences" in Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 38, pp. 404-29.
28. Lazarova, M. and Tarique, I. (2005), "Knowledge transfer upon repatriation" in Journal of World Business, Vol. 40, pp. 361-73.
29. Linehan, M. and Scullion, H. (2002), "Repatriation of European female corporate executives: an empirical study" in International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 254-67.
30. Miles, J. and Shevlin, M. (2004), Applying Regression and Correlation: A Guide for Students and Researchers, Sage Publications, London.
31. Navas, M., Rojas, A.J., García, M. and Pumares, P. (2007), "Acculturation strategies and attitudes according to the relative acculturation extended model (RAEM): the perspectives of natives versus immigrants" in International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol. 31, pp. 67-86.
32. Paik, Y., Segaud, B. and Malinowski, C. (1998), "How to improve repatriation management: are motivations and expectations congruent between the company and expatriates?" in International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 635-48.
33. Peltonen, T. (1997), "Facing rankings from the past: a tournament perspective on repatriate career mobility" in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 107-23.
34. Sanchez, M.E., Sanz, R. and Barba, M.I. (2007a), "Antecedents of repatriates' job satisfaction and its influence on turnover intentions: evidence from Spanish repatriated managers" in Journal of Business Research, Vol. 60, No. 12, pp. 1272-81.
35. Sanchez, M.E., Sanz, R. and Barba, M.I. (2007b), "Repatriation adjustment process of business employees: evidence from Spanish workers" in International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 317-37.
36. Selmer, J. (2001), "Expatriate selection: back to basics?" in International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 12, No. 8, pp. 1219-33.
37. Shaffer, M., Harrison, D. and Gilley, M. (1999), "Dimensions, determinants and differences in the expatriate adjustment process" in Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 557-82.
38. Shay, J. and Baack, S.A. (2002), "An empirical investigation of the relationships between reasons for expatriate manager assignment modes of expatriate adjustment and expatriate managerial effectiveness" in Academy of Management Proceedings, pp. 1-6.
39. Shay, J. and Baack, S.A. (2004), "Expatriate assignments adjustment and effectiveness: an empirical examination of the big picture" in Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 216-32.
40. Stroh, L.K. (1995), "Predicting turnover among repatriates: can organizations affect retention rates?" in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 443-56.
41. Suutari, V. and Brewster, C. (2003), "Repatriation: empirical evidence from a longitudinal study of careers and expectations among Finnish expatriates" in International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 1132-51.
42. Takeuchi, R., Yun, S. and Russell, J.E.A. (2002), "Antecedents and consequences of the perceived adjustment of Japanese expatriates in the USA" in International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 1224-44.
43. Thomas, D.C. and Lazarova, M.B. (2006), "Expatriate adjustment and performance: a critical review" in Stahl, G.K. and Bjorkman, I. (Eds.), Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 247-64.
44. Van Vianen, A., De Parter, I., Kristof-Brown, A.L. and Jonson, E.C. (2004), "Fitting in: surface and deep level cultural differences and expatriates' adjustment" in Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 697-709.
45. Ward, C., Okura, Y., Kennedy, A. and Kojima, T. (1998), "The u-curve on trial: a longitudinal study of psychological and sociocultural adjustment during cross-cultural transition" in International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 277-91.
46. Webb, A. (1996), "The expatriate experience: implications for career success" in Career Development International, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 38-44.
47. Welch, D. (2003), "Globalization of staff movements: beyond cultural adjustment" in Management International Review, Vol. 43, pp. 149-63.