Impact of Employees Turnover
A Conceptual Model of Expatriate Turnover
Author(s): Earl Naumann
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Source: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 23, No. 3 (3rd Qtr., 1992), pp. 499-531
Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals
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A CONCEPTUAL MODEL
OF EXPATRIATETURNOVER
Earl Naumann*
Boise State University
Abstract.Many factorsmay contributeto the high rate of expatriate turnover experienced by U.S. multinational corporations. The objective of this article is to present a comprehensive model of the expatriateturnoverprocessby identifyingthe key contributing factors and suggesting intermediate linkages and relationships.
The model appears to have both managerial and theoretical implications. The majority of U.S. multinationalcorporations(MNCs) suffer from an abnormally igh turnover ateamongexpatriate anagers, articularly hen h r w m p t
T
compared o bothforeign-based NCsanddomesticoperations. he turnover
M
rate commonly falls in the 20%-50%range for expatriatetransfers[Black
1988; Black and Stephens 1989; Copelandand Griggs 1985; Mendenhall and Oddou 1985;Tung 1988;ZeiraandBanai 1985], althoughturnover ay m be as high as 70% for some firns, particularlyn less developed countries
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Author(s): Earl Naumann
Reviewed work(s):
Source: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 23, No. 3 (3rd Qtr., 1992), pp. 499-531
Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/155094 .
Accessed: 09/10/2012 02:27
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International Business Studies.
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A CONCEPTUAL MODEL
OF EXPATRIATETURNOVER
Earl Naumann*
Boise State University
Abstract.Many factorsmay contributeto the high rate of expatriate turnover experienced by U.S. multinational corporations. The objective of this article is to present a comprehensive model of the expatriateturnoverprocessby identifyingthe key contributing factors and suggesting intermediate linkages and relationships.
The model appears to have both managerial and theoretical implications. The majority of U.S. multinationalcorporations(MNCs) suffer from an abnormally igh turnover ateamongexpatriate anagers, articularly hen h r w m p t
T
compared o bothforeign-based NCsanddomesticoperations. he turnover
M
rate commonly falls in the 20%-50%range for expatriatetransfers[Black
1988; Black and Stephens 1989; Copelandand Griggs 1985; Mendenhall and Oddou 1985;Tung 1988;ZeiraandBanai 1985], althoughturnover ay m be as high as 70% for some firns, particularlyn less developed countries
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