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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
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- © Emerald Publishing Limited
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- 2049-8799
- DOI
- 10.1108/jgm-02-2018-0011
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to employ hope theory to explain the psychological process underlying the dual-career couple (DCC) family unit, during the full cycle of international relocation.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative study is based on in-depth interviews with 28 international dual-careerists. Hope theory is used to describe the evolution of their goals, pathways and agency thinking before, during, and after expatriation.FindingsThe study reveals that dual-career partners initially build goals, pathways, and agency to support family relocation to facilitate the expatriate’s career goals, but later the absence of self-career realization means hope can diminish and the partner’s career comes to drive the goals set for repatriation. Future assignments would be considered only if both partners can arrange relevant employment for themselves.Practical implicationsCompanies should develop DCC support practices such as designing shorter assignments, ensuring that partners have work visas and support job seeking. Ideally, multinational corporations would employ the spouse in the DCC.Originality/valueThe study is one of the first to explore the evolution of the goals of DCCs during the entire expatriation process.
Journal
Journal of Global Mobility The Home of Expatriate Management Research – Emerald Publishing
Published: Oct 31, 2018
Keywords: Dual-career couples; Goals; Expatriation; Repatriation; Career coordination; Hope theory