Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop turnover reasons and assess their importance for various family role configurations. Specifically, the authors were interested in whether high levels of family financial obligation related to family‐related turnover reasons and whether low...

Purpose – The current study seeks to argue that the constructs of work demand and family demand have been neglected in the work‐family conflict (WFC) literature. The authors aim to help clarify the definition and utilize direct measures of perceived work and family demand to test main...

A number of US firms voluntarily de‐listed their stock from the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) during the years 1977–97. We examine changes in trading volume, return volatility and implicit bid‐ask spreads in the U.S. stock exchange surrounding the de‐listing, and find evidence of an...

Emerging and future changes in workforce diversity have caused a need to examine the potential impact of these changes on all areas of the firm. One area of special interest is that of top management team (TMT) diversity. With more diverse TMTs on the horizon, there is potential for both...

This paper explores the role of individual goal orientation on the self‐management work process and how individual goal orientation may impact self‐managed work team (SMWT) effectiveness. Supervisory encouragement, team member goal orientation, and work team behaviors are included in a...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore employee voice and silence in the mobile telecommunication industry in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: An exploratory qualitative case study methodology was employed in this study. Participant selection was done through a purposeful...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate digital knowledge sharing (KS) and social learning (SL) of geographically dispersed employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: The method is qualitative case study action research within a leading global provider of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the transformation of the Global Mobility (GM) function within global organisations from a tactical/transactional into a strategic function to add value to the business and international assignees. Design/methodology/approach: The method of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the human capital (HC) expatriates require and develop during an international assignment (IA) to work effectively and live contentedly in a host country. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative research entailing interviews with 78 expatriates...

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the motivation and job satisfaction of employees in the hospitality industry in Dubai, using Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative research encompassed 20 interviews with employees at four different job...