Expatriate performance in terrorism-endangered countries: The role of family and organizational support
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In: International Business Review, Vol. 24, No. 5, 01.10.2015, p. 849-860.
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T1 - Expatriate performance in terrorism-endangered countries
T2 - The role of family and organizational support
AU - Bader, Benjamin
AU - Berg, Nicola
AU - Holtbrügge, Dirk
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Expatriates are not only sent to industrialized countries with stable environmental conditions, but also to countries that bear high political, social, and even terrorist risk. Despite its practical relevance, the role of expatriates’ families on assignments in terrorism-endangered countries has not been addressed yet. Integrating expatriate literature and family systems theory we investigate the family-related performance antecedents of 121 expatriate managers assigned to a terrorism-endangered country. We find evidence that safety-related intra-family tension significantly impedes expatriates’ work performance. Perceived organizational support can help to diminish this influence. We discuss our results and conclude with further implications for theory and practice.
AB - Expatriates are not only sent to industrialized countries with stable environmental conditions, but also to countries that bear high political, social, and even terrorist risk. Despite its practical relevance, the role of expatriates’ families on assignments in terrorism-endangered countries has not been addressed yet. Integrating expatriate literature and family systems theory we investigate the family-related performance antecedents of 121 expatriate managers assigned to a terrorism-endangered country. We find evidence that safety-related intra-family tension significantly impedes expatriates’ work performance. Perceived organizational support can help to diminish this influence. We discuss our results and conclude with further implications for theory and practice.
KW - Management studies
KW - Expatriate management
KW - Family systems theory
KW - High-risk countries
KW - Perceived organizational support (POS)
KW - Terrorism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84937973971&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2015.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2015.03.005
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 24
SP - 849
EP - 860
JO - International Business Review
JF - International Business Review
SN - 0969-5931
IS - 5
ER -