Die einschlaegige Forschung betrachtet psychologische Vertraege primaer aus einer individualistisch-rationalen Perspektive. Wie alle Vertraege so sind auch psychologische Vertraege jedoch in einen sozio-kulturellen Kontext eingebettet, welcher massgeblichen Einfluss auf die Handlungsmotive und...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the differences between assigned expatriates (AEs) and self‐initiated expatriates (SEs) in management and executive positions. The basic research question is how far SEs and AEs differ with respect to their reasons for working internationally and...

Purpose – International relocation for work reasons implies uncertainty and stress, resulting in high expatriate failure rates. Hence, organizations should consider employee’s international relocation mobility readiness (IRMR) in selection processes. The purpose of this paper is to identify...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine job embeddedness as antecedent of job performance and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) of expatriates. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 194 expatriates from 39 nationalities were recruited through various...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the specific relationship between temporary agency workers (TAWs) and their employing temporary work agencies in Germany that is characterized – in contrast to other European countries – by agencies’ central role in employment and the...