A Model of Expatriate Withdrawal-Related Outcomes: Decision Making from a Dualistic Adjustment Perspective

Human Resource Management Review, Vol. 15, pp. 119-138, 2005

20 Pages Posted: 17 Jul 2007

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Riki Takeuchi

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Management & Organization

Sophia V. Marinova

University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

David P. Lepak

Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations - New Brunswick

Wei Liu

University of Maryland - Department of Management & Organization

Abstract

Traditionally, one of the most frequently used outcomes of expatriate adjustment research has been premature return of expatriate employees. However, previous research has not considered premature return as an outcome of a particular type of decision that expatriates make. By adapting a decision-making perspective, we extend expatriate adjustment and international assignment literature in several different directions. To do so, we integrate decision making, dualistic adjustment, the unfolding model of voluntary turnover [Lee, T.W., & Mitchell, T.R., (1994). An alternative approach: The unfolding model of voluntary employee turnover. Academy of Management Review, 19, 51-89.], the evolutionary search model of turnover [Steel, R.P. (2002). Turnover theory at the empirical interface: Problems of fit and function. Academy of Management Review, 27, 346-360.], and the motives approach to turnover [Maertz, C.P., Jr., & Campion, M.A. (2004). Profiles in quitting: Integrating process and content turnover theory: A theoretical synthesis with implications for research. Journal of Management, 30, 667-683] to propose multiple decision outcomes, rather than simply premature return, assiciated with international assignments. The proposed model provides a theoretical framework for considering criteria for examining these outcomes. Propositions and implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Keywords: Withdrawal-related outcomes, Expatriate, Decision-making, Dualistic adjustment perspective

Suggested Citation

Takeuchi, Riki and Marinova, Sophia V. and Lepak, David P. and Liu, Wei, A Model of Expatriate Withdrawal-Related Outcomes: Decision Making from a Dualistic Adjustment Perspective. Human Resource Management Review, Vol. 15, pp. 119-138, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1001176

Riki Takeuchi (Contact Author)

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Management & Organization ( email )

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Sophia V. Marinova

University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business ( email )

College Park, MD 20742-1815
United States

David P. Lepak

Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations - New Brunswick ( email )

Piscataway, NJ 08854
United States

Wei Liu

University of Maryland - Department of Management & Organization ( email )

United States

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