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dc.contributor.authorRay, Prantika
dc.contributor.authorMaheshwari, Sunil
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-18T11:28:36Z
dc.date.available2021-10-18T11:28:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-11
dc.identifier.citationRay, P. and Maheshwari, S.K. (2021), "Combining lifelines to thrive: a stage-based need fulfilment network of international assignees", Journal of Global Mobility, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 4-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGM-09-2020-0059en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JGM-09-2020-0059
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/24409
dc.description.abstractPurpose The paper tries to understand the needs of the international assignees across the different stages of expatriation and how different developers in the professional and non-professional sphere render support and advice through these stages. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the authors have interviewed 20 expatriates of various nationalities and tried to understand the various needs of the expatriates across the three initial stages of an assignment. Findings The paper finds that four important mentors in an expatriation assignment play multiple need-based mentoring functions at various assignment stages: host country nationals (HCNs), parent country nationals, fellow expatriates and family. Research limitations/implications This paper contributes to the literature on the need-based support rendered to expatriates during an international assignment. The paper, however, does not incorporate the perceptions of other vital stakeholders in the network and their intentions to contribute to the developmental network. Practical implications This paper lays down important practical implications for expatriates and the human resource management (HRM) professionals. This paper urges the practitioners to take a nuanced approach for developing expatriates than a generalized mentoring programme. Originality/value This study highlights the changing needs of the international assignees across the stages of an international assignment and demonstrates the important intra-organizational and extra-organizational developers such as family members in the fulfilment of these needs.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Global Mobilityen_US
dc.subjectExpatriatesen_US
dc.subjectExpatriate successen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental networken_US
dc.subjectExpatriates’ mentoringen_US
dc.titleCombining lifelines to thrive: a stage-based need fulfilment network of international assigneesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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