We draw on identity theory to explain why employees returning from international assignments may leave their organizations. We tested our predictions over a 12-month period with a sample of 112 repatriated employees from a broad cross-section of firms. Prior job embeddedness during expatriation positively relates to the strength of an individual's identity as an international employee in repatr…
This article presents an in-depth review and critique of previous research on international joint venture (IJV) performance over the past 10 years. In doing so, the authors tease out the most important conceptualizations of IJV performance, the dominant drivers of IJV performance, and the key links among all these variables. They propose a comprehensive model that relates drivers to IJV perform…
Building on Goffman's (1967) notion of interaction rituals, we propose a process and a causal model and several propositions about effective relationship restoration behavior following relationship conflict. We conceptualize relationship restoration as a ritualistic process triggered by a violation. We identify two types of relationship violations and show how they are linked to different resto…