An integrated set of exercises for increasing student awareness of issues facing female expatriates

• Published in: Journal of management education Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 746 - 774
• Main Authors: Lovelace, Kathi J, Chung, Yunhyung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2010; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Assignments; Auslandsaufenthalt; Class Activities; Cultural factors; Cultural Influences; Culture; Disproportionate Representation; Expatriate employees; Expatriates; Female employees; Females; Frau; Games; Gender equity; Human resource management; Human Resources; International Organizations; International Trade; Job Applicants; Overseas Employment; Personalmanagement; Personnel Management; Social Networks; Student; Studies; USA; Wirtschaftspädagogik; Work Experience; female expatriates; jeopardy; human resource management; classroom exercise
• ISSN: 1052-5629; 1552-6658
• DOI: 10.1177/1052562909350453

Opportunities for expatriate assignments are increasing and many students are interested in gaining international work experience. However, females are underrepresented in this expatriate applicant pool. This is because organizational members often perceive that female expatriates would be less successful than male counterparts and thereby females are less preferable for foreign assignments. To increase awareness of this discrepancy and teach effective human resource strategies for increasing the success of both male and female expatriates, a lecturette is offered with a set of integrated exercises, including a Jeopardy activity, for addressing facts and myths about female expatriates, cultural influences affecting global assignments, human resource practices and implications, and strategies for expatriate success.