2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The Physical and Virtual Global Employee Mobility within Multinational Companies: A Technology Affordance Perspective
| Project/Area Number |
23K12542
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
Liu Ting 京都大学, 経営管理研究部, 准教授 (00843450)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
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| Keywords | global mobility / boundary spanning / virtual work / global talent / multinational companies |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
During the first year of this project, my primary focus was on identifying various types of global talent operating within the dynamic global mobility context, especially in subsidiaries. I conducted an integrative review to categorize traditional and emerging types of global talent. This review detailed how individual resources and social interactions combine to form valuable human capital at the subsidiary level, thereby enhancing strategic initiatives. The paper was submitted to the Journal of Management Studies. Additionally, I published a paper on the boundary-spanning activities of expatriates in the global mobility context in the Journal of International Business Studies, a leading journal in the field of international business.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
I published two papers in leading journals. One paper, titled "Expatriates’ Boundary-Spanning: Double-Edged Effects in Multinational Enterprises," was published in the Journal of International Business Studies, the top journal in the field of international business. Another paper, "The Impacts of Dual Organizational Identification on Host Country Nationals in the Face of Ethical Controversies," appeared in the Journal of Business Ethics. Additionally, I completed an integrative review on global talent and submitted it to the Journal of Management Studies. I believe I have made smooth progress in the first year of this project.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Since most companies have resumed normal physical international assignments post-pandemic, I am shifting the focus from virtual global mobility to hybrid international assignments, integrating both physical and virtual elements. Over the next year, I plan to explore the underlying mechanisms of both types of employee mobility and apply these insights from a practical perspective. Additionally, I am interested in examining gender differences in international assignments, particularly focusing on the impact of women in leadership positions. Lastly, with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), such as ChatGPT, becoming integral to daily work, I intend to study its influence on international assignments.
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