Expatriates in flexible global work arrangements

Stefan Jooss, Kieran M. Conroy and Anthony McDonnell

Chapter 5 in The Authoritative Research Guide to Expatriates, 2025, pp 126-150 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to synthesise the literature on expatriates in flexible global work arrangements. With an increasing need for agile business operations, global mobility in organisations has evolved, increasingly considering more flexible global working arrangements. The COVID-19 pandemic further transformed global mobility, with organisations revisiting their approaches to coordinating and controlling their global businesses. In our integrative review, we depict international business travellers, international commuters, and short-term assignees as three types of flexible global work expatriates characterised by physical collocation for a condensed and defined period ranging from a few days to up to one year. We highlight the strategic value of these flexible global work expatriates to organisations and unpack ongoing sustainability concerns. The chapter concludes with a future research agenda, reflecting on wellbeing and effectiveness outcomes, as well as offering a broader perspective on the reassessment of expatriates in flexible global work arrangements and collocation dependence.

Keywords: Flexible global work; Global mobility; International work; International business travel; International commuting; Short-term assignments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035326457
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