Special issue of<i>International Journal of Human Resource Management</i>: Danger and risk as challenges for HRM: how to manage people in hostile environments

Bader, Benjamin; Schuster, Tassilo; Dickmann, Michael

doi:10.1080/09585192.2015.1019256

Cited by 15 publications

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“…The above theoretical underpinnings are broadly consistent with the recent international business literature on the strategies of managing the negative externalities of terrorism, namely: planning for potential effects of terrorism (Harvey et al, 2017); the management of people in hostile environments (Bader et al, 2015), especially expatriate personnel (Bader and Berg, 2014a;Bader et al, 2016;Bader and Berg, 2014b); and corporate social responsibility by MNCs as a strategic management tool (Agwu and Taylor, 2015).…”

Section: International Business and Strategysupporting

confidence: 70%

Fuel exports, aid and terrorism

Asongu

Nwachukwu

2017

MBR

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Section: International Business and Strategysupporting

confidence: 70%

Fuel exports, aid and terrorism

Asongu

Nwachukwu

2017

MBR

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“…The propositions provided below may be tested in a more quantitative fashion. The study contributes to research in the area of the psychological effects of exposure to danger, called for by Bader, Schuster, and Dickmann (2015) and Lorenc et al (2012). It contributes to the debate investigating the effects of crime on well-being in the African context (Sulemana, 2015) and also ties in with the attempt of Møller (2005) to provide a representation of the theoretical pathways between environment, crime, fear of crime, and well-being.…”

Section: Theoretical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 96%

How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

Faeth

Kittler

2017

JGM

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Purpose: This study investigates the differing perceptions of fear of expatriates operating in terror-exposed Nairobi and the high-crime environment of Johannesburg and its impact on stress and wellbeing. It illustrates how expatriates cope with the challenges associated with these two regions.Design, methodology, approach: Following an interpretative and inductive research approach, qualitative content analyses were conducted using evidence from in-depth interviews with twelve expatriates in senior management or officer positions within a large global organisation, with respondents based in South Africa and Kenya.Findings: Data suggest that expatriates in the more terrorism exposed context perceive fear less strongly than expatriates in environments categorised by high degrees of conventional crime.Fear seems to relate to physical wellbeing via restricted freedom of movement, but there is little evidence that fear affects mental wellbeing. The study finds that respondents in terror-exposed Nairobi tend to engage more in avoidance-oriented coping strategies, whereas their counterparts in the high-crime environment of Johannesburg predominantly rely on problemfocused coping.Originality, value: This study develops a distinction between terror and conventional crime and contributes with practical insights for assignments into dangerous work environments. The geographic lens of the study provides an in-depth look at expatriation challenges in an arguably neglected regional context. Practical implications: The qualitative design allows practitioners to better understand expatriates' perceptions of fear, its consequences for stress and wellbeing and potential coping strategies expatriates employ. It discusses a set of practical recommendations focussing on the deployment of expatriates assigned to dangerous locations.

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“…At that time, we realized that, given the practical relevance of the topic, there is a dire need for more research on managing people in hostile environments and we were projecting that terrorism and violent conflict will increase in magnitude and, therefore, affect more and more businesses. In response to our Call for Papers (Bader, Schuster, & Dickmann, 2015), we received a great number of manuscripts, of which twelve were sent out to external reviewers. Overall, these manuscripts covered a variety of research questions on the micro-, mezzo-, and macro-level and we welcomed the diversity and the quality of the studies.…”

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Managing people in hostile environments: lessons learned and new grounds in HR research

Bader

Schuster

Dickmann

2019

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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Questions related to managing people in hostile environments have become more central on the agenda of business leaders and HR professionals in MNCs. This is due to developments such as the increase of terrorism or the political instability in many regions. In consequence, research on the role of HR in hostile environments has increased as well, though it can still be considered in its early stages.We would like to review the current state of research on managing people in hostile environment. In particular, with this article we contribute to the literature by developing a conceptual framework that distinguishes between micro, mezzo and marco level research and charts progress, mechanisms and results. We call this the Situation-Response-Outcome (SRO) Framework of HRM in hostile environments. Depending on the level of analysis, the framework further differentiates between a pre-crises, acute-crisis, and post-crises phases of HRM in hostile environments. As a result, it serves as the basis to cluster existing literature around it and to show avenues for future research.

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Special issue ofInternational Journal of Human Resource Management: Danger and risk as challenges for HRM: how to manage people in hostile environments

Cited by 15 publications

References 10 publications

Fuel exports, aid and terrorism

Fuel exports, aid and terrorism

How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

Managing people in hostile environments: lessons learned and new grounds in HR research

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