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Learning Through Narratives About the Impact of International Assignments on Identity

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  • EEVA KOHONEN

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Although foreign assignments have been used as a primary way to develop global leaders, not much is known about the consequences of an assignment on an expatriate manager's identity or identity development. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of international assignments on expatriate managers' identities. The article is based on narratives of expatriates who have been interviewed retrospectively. The study reveals that expatriate managers have reflected on their identities and experienced identity transformations during assignments. For some, identity change has been based mostly on cultural issues; for others, identity change weaved more around managerial competencies and mental maturation.

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  • Eeva Kohonen, 2004. "Learning Through Narratives About the Impact of International Assignments on Identity," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(3), pages 27-45, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:34:y:2004:i:3:p:27-45
    DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2004.11043709
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    1. Adam, Hajo & Obodaru, Otilia & Lu, Jackson G. & Maddux, William W. & Galinsky, Adam D., 2018. "The shortest path to oneself leads around the world: Living abroad increases self-concept clarity," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 145(C), pages 16-29.
    2. Li, Wanfu & Jiang, Mengmeng & Zhang, Xuejiao & Wang, Yu & Qu, Xiaoyi, 2023. "Does foreign experience of top management affect corporate environmental responsibility? Evidence from China," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 122(C).
    3. Luo, Yi & Ma, Jian & Wang, Yu & Ye, Aishan, 2022. "Board internationalization and corporate social responsibility," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    4. Malin Naesholm, 2009. "An Identity Construction Perspective on Careers of Swedish International Itinerants," management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 20(1), pages 53-69.
    5. Daniel Slater & Heather Dixon-Fowler, 2009. "CEO International Assignment Experience and Corporate Social Performance," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 89(3), pages 473-489, October.

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