Exploring motivations in Chinese corporate expatriation through the lens of Confucianism
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2016-07-01
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There is increasing interest in the human resource management strategies and practices of Chinese multinationals, including the important area of overseas assignments. This article focuses on the neglected area of employee perspectives, in particular workers’ motivations for accepting an international assignment (IA). It is based on qualitative interviews with 31 individuals recruited through a snowball technique. In contrast to the established (western) literature which understands IA motives from an individual rational-instrumental perspective, this study stresses the importance of Confucian values on motivations and in particular how these relate to perceived collective obligations to the family, the organisation and society. It is argued that the results add a different perspective for the academic study of IAs and have implications for the successful management of IAs more generally.
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This is the accepted version of the following article: "Exploring motivations in Chinese corporate expatriation through the lens of Confucianism", ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES, 2016, 54 (3), pp. 312 - 331, which has been published in final form at DOI:10.1111/1744-7941.12097. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
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Chinese MNCs, Confucian values, international assignment, international HRM, motivation
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ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES, 2016, 54 (3), pp. 312 - 331