22840: Expatriates’ Growth Journey: Personal and Professional Development Abroad (session 25974)

Monday, July 28, 2025

08:30 - 10:00 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall B- B2-m8

Session Type: Paper Session
Orientation: Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/3RpZDG

Author(s)

JL

Jasenko Ljubica

University of Split; Faculty of Economics, Business & Tourism (FEBT), Croatia
MS

Margaret A. Shaffer

U. of Oklahoma, United States
SH

Sarah E. Henry

University of South Florida, United States
KL

Kyoungmin Lee

University of Oklahoma, United States

As the global workforce continues to expand, understanding the personal and professional development experienced during international assignments remains fragmented. This study addresses the gap by exploring how expatriates perceive their growth throughout their assignments abroad. Using qualitative methodology, we analyzed interviews with 42 expatriates, uncovering eleven distinct dimensions of agentic and communal growth, as well as the factors that either facilitate or hinder such development. These findings provide valuable insights for advancing both theory and practice in global workforce management.

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