Title: The effects of situational and personal factors on employee motivation for relocation

Authors: Hana Ornoy, Shlomo Yedidia Tarba

Addresses: School of Business Administration, The Lander Academic Institute, Am Veholamo Street 3, Jerusalem; Department of Economics and Management, The Open University, 108 Ravutski Street, Rahanana 43107, Israel. ' Department of Economics and Management, The Open University, 108 Ravutski Street, Rahanana 43107, Israel; School of Business Administration, College of Management, Izchak Rabin boulevard 7, Rishon, Lezion 75490, Israel

Abstract: Globalisation leads to mobilisation of human capital and an increase in the number of employees who leave their countries because of relocation. Relocation or recruitment of local employees to work in a foreign country requires good adjustment skills. Studies have found a high rate of failure in relocation. The current article suggests that one important reason for failure may have to do with the motivation shown by expatriates prior to relocation. Employee whose motivation is questionable will find the task especially difficult. The paper reviews the situational and personal factors that can influence the motivation for relocation.

Keywords: expatriates; relocation; family; personality factors; situational factors; personal factors; employee motivation; globalisation; worker mobilisation; human capital; employee migration; recruitment; local employees; foreign countries; adjustment skills; failure rates; global business; economics.

DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2011.041851

Global Business and Economics Review, 2011 Vol.13 No.3/4, pp.257 - 268

Published online: 30 Sep 2014 *

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