The need for expatriation and the planning of the process: Organizational looks for sports

Abstract

This paper focuses on expatriation and its influence on the success and failure of expatriates. Thus, the objective of this essay was to conceptualize the expatriation phenomenon, as business necessity and expatriation planning, in order to point out the relation of such phenomenon to the success and failure of the expatriates in the sporting context. In this perspective, the different perspectives on expatriation and its planning were woven. The present essay concludes by pointing out that the main reasons that companies rely on to send employees to expatriation is related to the improvement of revenue and market growth, which can be understood in sport as something similar. While intrinsic motivations, people accept expatriation much driven by the improvement of life and career, whether a corporate or sporting look. So, this paper suggests that the planning of expatriation is conducted in a cautious manner, avoiding the psychological and financial problems that may cause a premature return of the athlete.

Expatriation athletes in Soccer and Volleyball: The state of the art

“…In view of the above, expatriation has existed since the first decades of the 20th century, but accelerated after 1996, due to the change in European legislation post-bosman case (Rial, 2008;Tertuliano, Oliveira, Pavlović, & Machado, 2018). After 1996, the mobility of football players, in the international context, grew and the percentage of foreigners in European football leagues as well.…”

“…Thus, when preparation strategies are not adequate, the athlete may present acculturation, that is, the athlete cannot adequately interpret the culture of the new country/club, leading the athlete to a wide set of emotional reactions, often unpleasant to the athlete (Faggiani et al, 2016;Pereira, Pimentel, & Kato, 2005;Tertuliano, Oliveira, Pavlović, et al, 2018;Tertuliano, Oliveira, et al, 2019), such as anxiety (Tibbert et al, 2015) and stress (Brandão et al, 2013).…”

Expatriation of athletes and the theory of intercultural adjustment

“…Often the family comes across the interruption of their personal lives, in relation to their lives with friends and daily routine (Tertuliano, Oliveira, Pavlović, et al, 2018;Tertuliano, 2016), besides having little help administering daily demands in circumstances outside the family environment to which they were used to. A possible solution to this cultural shock of the family is the training and support for the athlete's family members, since the permanence of the family contributes to the success of the expatriation process.…”

“…In addition, the training routine changes (Tertuliano, 2016;Tibbert et al, 2015), the distance from the family (Richardson et al, 2016;Tertuliano, Oliveira, Pavlović, et al, 2018;Weedon, 2011), the difficulty of the language of the new country (Richardson et al, 2012;Tertuliano, 2016;Weedon, 2011) and cultural shock (Agergaard, 2008;Agergaard & Ryba, 2014;Faggiani et al, 2016;Richardson et al, 2012;Tertuliano, Oliveira, et al, 2019;Weedon, 2011) may negatively influence the expatriation process of athletes, demonstrating that this process requires monitoring and guidance (Faggiani et al, 2016). In addition to the human factor, which is undoubtedly important, it is relevant to note that companies or clubs do not rarely invest fortunes in the transfer of the athlete or employees, and therefore care is necessary for the performance of this to be in accordance with what is expected.…”

Challenges in managing your own career development

“…In this part, we can consider the problems of the expatriation and how to solve the balance professional and private life. (e) the possibility of acquiring an overall perspective of the company's operations; (f) career progression; (g) status search; (h) ways of escaping personal and family problems; (i) the taste for adventure, new challenges and cultural contexts; (j) a taste for knowledge sharing and skills development (Tertuliano, et al, 2018).…”