A new perspective on the female expatriate experience: the role of host country national categorization

Arup Varma; Soo Min Toh; Pawan Budhwar

doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2006.01.010

A new perspective on the female expatriate experience: the role of host country national categorization

Arup Varma^*, Soo Min Toh, Pawan Budhwar

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This study was designed to investigate host country national (HCN) categorization of female expatriates, in two samples-U.S. and India. Two hundred and twenty-two HCNs (104 in the U.S. and 118 in India) participated in the study. Consistent with prior research [e.g., Tung, R. L. (1998). American expatriates abroad: From neophytes to cosmopolitans. Journal of World Business, 33: 125-140], we found that female expatriates from the U.S. were not discriminated against. Indeed, we found that female expatriates from the U.S. were preferred by Indian HCNs, as co-workers, significantly more than male expatriates from the U.S. We discuss implications for organizations and offer suggestions for future research. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	112-120
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of World Business
Volume	41
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2006.01.010
Publication status	Published - Jun 2006

Keywords

host country national
HCN
categorization
female expatriates
US
India
discrimination
male expatriates
organizations

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