I am looking for empirical proof that Expatriates expect their international assignment to have certain outcomes related to career success. E.g. Higher salary, promotion, increased number of subordinates, higher hierarchical level etc. I am focussing on objective career success, however subjective criteria would also be appreciated. The results I fount were referring to broader terms like career advancement. Many thanks in advance!
Alison is right. There are a lot of published studies on this topic. Three that I and my students have found to be particularly helpful are:
Repatriation and short-term assignments: an exploration into expectations, change and dilemmas (2009) by Tina Starr, in the International Journal of Human Resource Management.
Repatriation: empirical evidence from a longitudinal study of careers and expectations among Finnish expatriates (2003) by Vesa Suutari and Chris Brewster, also in the International Journal of Human Resource Management
Coming Home: The Relationship of Expatriate Expectations with Repatriation Adjustment and Job Performance (1992) by Stewart Black, in Human Relations
Thank you very much for your efforts! Apart from these, i fount helpful studies digging more into motivations to do an IA. Thanks Alison and Thanks Maris!
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