Becoming an International Manager: Identity Work by Managerial International Assignees from Emerging Markets

The book explores international assignment-related decision-making by emerging market firms and their employees, revealing multilevel role transitions and identity work. It uncovers macro-, meso-, and micro-level factors, outcomes, and practical insights for international human resources managers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 324 pages
Publication date: 03 December 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The book delves into the intricate realm of international assignment-related decision-making by emerging market firms and their employees. It unveils that the continuous, reciprocal interplay between organizational and individual discourses, structures, processes, and the broader macro context triggers multifaceted role transitions and identity work. Through its comprehensive exploration, the book uncovers the macro-, meso-, and micro-level factors that shape role transitions and identity work, as well as the outcomes they have on international staffing. Moreover, it extends the reach of role transition, social categorization, and social identity theories by applying them to the realm of international staffing. Finally, it offers valuable practical insights for international human resources managers, presenting a range of soft approaches to effectively managing international employee mobility, including employer branding, prioritization of favorable discourses and identities, and fostering role hybridization.

The book explores the complex dynamics of international assignment-related decision-making within emerging market firms and their employees.

It reveals that the ongoing, reciprocal interactions between organizational and individual discourses, structures, processes, and the broader macro context ignite multifaceted role transitions and identity work.

Through its comprehensive examination, the book uncovers the macro-, meso-, and micro-level factors that shape role transitions and identity work, as well as the outcomes they have on international staffing.

Moreover, it extends the scope of role transition, social categorization, and social identity theories by applying them to the realm of international staffing.

Finally, it provides valuable practical insights for international human resources managers, offering a range of soft approaches to effectively managing international employee mobility, including employer branding, prioritization of favorable discourses and identities, and fostering role hybridization.

Weight: 534g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030873974
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021