Place Attachment and Travel Among Western Professional Expatriates

Li, Zhuo; McKercher, Bob; Ren, Lianping

doi:10.1002/jtr.2519

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“…Beyond its logistical aspects, expatriation embodies complex socio-psychological dimensions, encompassing issues of identity, cultural adaptation, and cross-cultural communication. As individuals embark on expatriate assignments, they are confronted with the challenge of bridging cultural divides, reconciling cultural differences, and building effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds (Li et al, 2022). These human resources, known as expatriates, play a crucial role in facilitating international business activities, bridging cultural gaps, and ensuring the smooth functioning of operations across borders.…”

Section: Expatriation: Conceptual Foundationmentioning

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Expatriate managers in hospitality: A systematic literature review

Khliefat,

Eyoun

2024

Journal of Tourism Research

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This systematic review endeavors to offer a comprehensive analysis of the research on expatriate managers in the hospitality industry, elucidate contemporary issues, and identify prominent trends that are important for both researchers and practitioners. This study utilizes bibliometric and thematic analytic methodologies to trace the development of academic scholarship on expatriate managers over time, highlighting emerging themes at critical points in the literature. A review of 43 articles published between 1990 and 2023 reveals that researchers have paid disproportionate attention to issues that arise and encounter managers during their international assignments, while giving far less attention to issues related to returning home, expatriate work‐life balance, family dynamics, and female expatriates. Imperative voids in the literature on hospitality expatriation are revealed and theoretical and practical consequences are advanced, including suggestions for future research and methods for improving expatriate managers' journeys in international hospitality assignments. To the best of our knowledge, this review is a groundbreaking effort in this academic field, paving the way for future studies that aim to shed light on the complex realities faced by hospitality industry expatriate managers.

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Section: Expatriation: Conceptual Foundationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Expatriate managers in hospitality: A systematic literature review

Khliefat,

Eyoun

2024

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…TMP in hospitality faces several challenges because of the industry structure, the diversity of the workforce and the industry’s unattractiveness (Shulga and Busser, 2019). In contexts such as Macao and Hong Kong, the hospitality workforce also heavily relies on expatriates and migrant workers (Li et al , 2022). For many hospitality MNCs, the practice of expatriate assignment is very common (Farndale et al , 2014).…”

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Talent management in hospitality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Macao: a contingency approach

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Ren

et al. 2023

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Purpose This study aims to examine talent management (TM) in the hospitality industry in Macao during COVID-19. It deploys a contingency theory perspective (Luthans and Stewart, 1977) to illuminate the heightened uncertainties and challenges talent managers faced during the pandemic and the urgent adaptations to TM practices they embraced in response. Design/methodology/approach Adopting a phenomenological approach, this study analyzed data collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with a representative sample of 20 hotel managers in Macao. Findings Managers reported four major categories of COVID-19-induced challenges and a corresponding set of contingent TM practices. The four contingent TM practices were found to contribute to the shaping of the next new normal in TM in hospitality and included the following: Contingent TM planning; contingent TM deployment and replacement; talent training and development under contingent arrangements; and changed “talent” attitude and practices in recruitment and retention. Research limitations/implications The findings are limited to the geographical and industry context of the study. This study should be refined with larger samples. Practical implications This study provides a useful framework for guiding professionals on how to manage talent during turmoil periods. It also contributes toward understanding the shifting meaning of talent and TM in hospitality. Originality/value This study demonstrates the applicability of contingency theory in managing hospitality talent during turbulent times, which extends TM knowledge and enriches the contingency theory. The findings also facilitate our understanding on how contingent TM practices create processes that lead in setting the new normal.

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Transcending psychological unease with coveted home‐state travel: The role of homesickness, regret, and place attachment

Lin,

Wong,

Yang

et al. 2024

Journal of Tourism Research

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What happens when a tourist is stranded at a destination and prevented from returning home? We refer to such an individual as the “castaway tourist,” who is experiencing the above situation due to border/city lockdown or other extenuating circumstances. This inquiry builds upon control theory to unpack a homesickness remedy process under severe environmental duress. It draws on a multiwave design with data from three periods to identify a process in which castaway tourists experience psychological uneasiness, leading to travel homesickness and regret. Findings further reveal that place attachment moderates the relationships between COVID worries and subsequent homesickness and travel regret. Together, this study presents a timely examination of homesickness‐induced tourism attributed to mega crises. It brings nuanced insights into the literature by introducing the notion of castaway tourists, while uncovering how adverse travel circumstances could turn into motivational forces that promote future home‐province/state travel opportunities in turbulent times.

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Place Attachment and Travel Among Western Professional Expatriates

Cited by 3 publications

References 66 publications

Expatriate managers in hospitality: A systematic literature review

Expatriate managers in hospitality: A systematic literature review

Talent management in hospitality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Macao: a contingency approach

Transcending psychological unease with coveted home‐state travel: The role of homesickness, regret, and place attachment

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