Université de Fribourg

The challenge of dual career expatriate management in a specific host national environment: An exploratory study of expatriate and spouse adjustment in Switzerland based MNCs

Ravasi, Claudio ; Salamin, Xavier ; Davoine, Eric

(Working Papers SES ; 447)

The number of expatriates from global firms has been continuously increasing over the past decades as multinational companies still view expatriation as an important tool for sharing and transferring knowledge, controlling subsidiaries and developing workforce competencies. Expatriate management is still a costly and complex task for multinational companies. Adjustment, which has been defined as...

Université de Fribourg

Les top managers internationaux des grandes entreprises suisses: profils et parcours de carrière

Ravasi, Claudio

(Working Papers SES ; 445)

Les études sur les carrières de dirigeants ou top managers visent traditionnellement à souligner les influences des cadres institutionnels nationaux sur les parcours de carrières. Plus rares sont les études portant sur les carrières de top managers internationaux. Bien que la figure du manager international ait été l'objet de recherche de plusieurs études issues de disciplines...