Expatriate mentoring

Marian van Bakel, Vlad Vaiman and Charles M. Vance

Chapter 11 in The Authoritative Research Guide to Expatriates, 2025, pp 299-325 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter investigates the role of mentoring in fostering expatriate professional development, focusing on overcoming unique challenges such as cultural differences, language barriers, and geographical distance. Despite the recognised benefits of mentoring for career advancement and learning, as well as overall organisational development and improvement for enhancing organisational productivity and performance success, its application in the global arena remains under-explored. Through a comprehensive review of existing literature, this chapter examines the limited but growing attention on expatriate mentoring in various important expatriate career categories, providing a nuanced understanding of intercultural mentoring relationships and mentoring dynamics within MNCs. This review underscores the importance of peer mentoring and developmental networks in facilitating successful international assignments. The chapter concludes with practical recommendations for organisations and policymakers and outlines future research directions to enrich the understanding of expatriate mentoring's impact on global talent management.

Keywords: Expatriate mentoring; Intercultural mentoring; Developmental networks; Global mobility; Global talent management; International assignments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035326457
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