In this paper, we take stock of what The International Journal of Human Resource Management (IJHRM) has achieved in the past 30 years since its inception in 1990. By analyzing the publication trends indicated by keywords, ...

The search for excitement, adventure, cross-cultural learning and the avoidance of problems at home are amongst key drivers to seek an international assignment (Hippler, 2009; Doherty et al., 2011). Global careers and ...

Purpose The purpose of this literature review is to critically analyze, synthesize and integrate the currently fragmented literature concerning the factors affecting the international transfer of individual career capital ...

Hostile environments pose a distinct threat to international organizations and their staff and yet they are under researched within the literature on IHRM. Localization of staff may present a means to manage some of the ...

This paper progresses the debate on the underresearched topic of return on investment (ROI) in international assignments by complementing and extending recent research streams on the conceptual understanding and challenging ...

We explore the landscape of HRM in North American MNCs which have been for long characterized as having an express preference for institutionalizing aspects of the home business system when operating aboard. Drawing upon ...

Our theoretical understanding and knowledge of the field of international assignments (IAs) has expanded enormously since Edström and Galbraith’s (1977) seminal paper evaluating the reasons that organisations use ...

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has forced global organizations to adopt technology-driven virtual solutions involving faster, less costly and more effective ways to work worldwide even after the pandemic. One potential ...

Although career proactivity has positive consequences for an individual's career success, studies mostly examine objective measures of success within single countries. This raises important questions about whether proactivity ...

Working abroad is about going outside of your comfort zone, accepting challenges, growing personally and professionally and, in the case of internationally assigned employees, showing exceptional commitment to an employer.