Cross-cultural professional experiences of female expatriates

IF 1.9 4区管理学 Q3 MANAGEMENT

Cross Cultural & Strategic Management Pub Date : 2019-10-15 DOI:10.1108/ccsm-05-2018-0062

Tami France, L. Booysen, Carolynne E Baron

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Abstract

Purpose In this world of global interconnectedness, women continue to develop cross-cultural careers and their experiences impact global scholarship and practice. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships, resources and characteristics that support female expatriate success, with specific focus on the role of mentor/coach relationships. The sample included 102 women from the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK working or formerly working in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach This three phase sequential mixed-methods exploratory research study included 10 one-on-one semi-structured interviews, 102 survey respondents and 3 facilitated focus groups attended by nine professional women. Findings This research offers evidence that resiliency-based characteristics must be cultivated and developed to support expatriate cross-cultural success. These characteristics can be cultivated through relying on multiple relationships, such as mentors, coaches, host country liaisons, expatriate colleagues, friends and family as well as by supporting and mentoring others. These characteristics can also be developed through specific cultural experiences, knowledge and skill building resources, as well as developing an informed view of self and identity clarity through reflective activities. Originality/value Based on the overall findings, a cross-cultural professional success model was designed and implications for scholarship, organizational effectiveness and cross-cultural leadership practice are presented.

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女性外籍人士的跨文化职业经历

目的在这个全球互联的世界里，女性继续发展跨文化职业，她们的经历影响着全球学术和实践。本文的目的是探索支持女性外派成功的关系、资源和特征，特别关注导师/教练关系的作用。样本包括102名来自美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和英国的女性，她们在中国大陆、香港、澳门或台湾工作或曾经工作。设计/方法论/方法这项三阶段顺序混合方法的探索性研究包括10次一对一半结构化访谈，102名调查对象和3个由9名职业女性参加的促进焦点小组。发现这项研究提供了证据，证明必须培养和发展基于弹性的特征，以支持外籍人士的跨文化成功。这些特点可以通过依赖多种关系来培养，如导师、教练、东道国联络人、外籍同事、朋友和家人，以及支持和指导他人。这些特征也可以通过具体的文化经验、知识和技能建设资源来发展，也可以通过反思活动来发展对自我和身份清晰的知情看法。创新性/价值观基于总体发现，设计了一个跨文化职业成功模型，并对学术、组织有效性和跨文化领导实践提出了启示。

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Cross Cultural & Strategic Management MANAGEMENT-

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4.70

自引率

12.00%

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期刊介绍： Cross Cultural & Strategic Management (CCSM), is dedicated to providing a forum for the publication of high quality cross-cultural and strategic management research in the global context. CCSM is interdisciplinary in nature and welcomes submissions from scholars from international business, management and other disciplines, such as anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology. The goal of CCSM is to publish discerning, theoretically grounded, evidence-based and cutting edge research on issues relevant to all aspects of global management. CCSM is especially interested in theoretical and empirical papers that investigate new and unique ideas and/or are multilevel (micro-meso-macro) and/or are multidisciplinary in nature. Research papers submitted to CCSM are expected to include an answer to the question: What is the contribution of this paper to the literature and the field of international business and managing in the global context? CCSM accepts theoretical/conceptual and empirical papers based on quantitative and qualitative research endeavors that advance our overall knowledge of international business. This includes research that yields positive, neutral or negative findings as long as these studies are based on sound research methodology, and have a good command of the theory/literature that pertains to the phenomena under investigation. These studies should also provide a more in-depth interpretation of the reason(s) for the findings and include more detailed recommendations for future research directions.