The double-edged sword of ethnic similarity for expatriates
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Fan, S. and Harzing, A. 2021. The double-edged sword of ethnic similarity for expatriates. Organizational Dynamics. 50 (4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2020.100801
Type | Article |
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Title | The double-edged sword of ethnic similarity for expatriates |
Authors | Fan, S. and Harzing, A. |
Abstract | Identifying employees to represent headquarters (HQ) effectively in overseas units is a management challenge faced by all multinational corporations (MNCs). To date, management of this type of expatriate employees has accorded a central role to culture, such as understanding cultural differences, facilitating cultural adaptation and adjustment, and cultivating cultural intelligence. Although culture is a critical factor in ex-plaining expatriates’ experiences, identity offers an alternative angle to reveal the challenges that occur when expatriates interact with host country employees. In this article, we introduce ethnically similar expatriates – a sub-category of expatriates who share an ethnicity with host country employees – to showcase the role of identity, especially the interpersonal dynamics associated with ethnic similarity. |
Research Group | Diversity and Gender group |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Journal | Organizational Dynamics |
ISSN | 0090-2616 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 22 Oct 2020 |
27 Nov 2021 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Oct 2020 |
Accepted | 01 Oct 2020 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | License |
Copyright Statement | © 2020. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2020.100801 |
Language | English |
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