Host country nationals characteristics and willingness to help self-initiated expatriates in the UAE

Sanjay Kumar Singh; Vijay Edward Pereira; Kamel Mellahi; David G. Collings

doi:10.1080/09585192.2018.1547778

Host country nationals characteristics and willingness to help self-initiated expatriates in the UAE

Sanjay Kumar Singh, Vijay Edward Pereira (Lead / Corresponding author), Kamel Mellahi, David G. Collings

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Abstract

This study investigates the role of host country nationals’ (HCNs) motivation to offer role information and social support in adjustment experience of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs). We draw on social identity theory and its variant, social categorization theory, to examine the determinants of support provided by HNCs to SEIs through survey data collected from 543 HCNs. The results of our study show that HCNs have a tendency to categorize SIEs based on certain salient characteristics, namely ethnocentrism and collectivism, whilst providing necessary role information and social support to the SIEs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1707-1730
Number of pages	24
Journal	International Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume	32
Issue number	8
Early online date	20 Feb 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2018.1547778
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

host country nationals
Self-initiated expatriates (SIEs)
social categorization theory
social identity theory
United Arab Emirates

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Strategy and Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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