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Expatriate Paradoxes and Cultural Involvement

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  • JOYCE OSLAND
  • ASBJORN OSLAND

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This exploratory study articulates and describes nine paradoxes inherent in the expatriate experience based on data from a sample of 35 repatriated businesspeople. Factor analysis produced four factors: bridging cultures, self identity, cautious optimism, and cultural intelligence. They correlated with several measures of cultural involvement, an original concept that refers to the extent to which expatriates enter the foreign culture and work interdependently with host country nationals. This indicates that expatriates who are more involved in the local culture seem more likely to experience paradox. Content analysis described how expatriates handle and resolve paradox.

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  • Joyce Osland & Asbjorn Osland, 2005. "Expatriate Paradoxes and Cultural Involvement," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(4), pages 91-114, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:35:y:2005:i:4:p:91-114
    DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2005.11043740
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    1. Abdul Malek, Marlin & Budhwar, Pawan, 2013. "Cultural intelligence as a predictor of expatriate adjustment and performance in Malaysia," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 48(2), pages 222-231.
    2. 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.
    3. Geneviève Morin & David Talbot, 2023. "Cultural intelligence of expatriate workers: a systematic review," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 73(1), pages 413-454, February.

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