David Guttormsen

Guttormsen, David S.A. (2018)

Does the ‘Non-Traditional Expatriate’ Exist? A Critical Exploration of New Expatriation Categories

Scandinavian Journal of Management, 34(3), s. 233- 244. Doi: 10.1016/j.scaman.2018.05.004

Non-Traditional Expatriates (NTEs) are rapidly increasing in the global talent pool, but remains a ‘black-box’ in the Expatriate Management and Global Mobility literatures. This article advances the conceptualisation of NTEs, due to the nascent research field is lacking construct clarity in terms of the meaning of the term as well as an operationalised conceptual framework. Five underlying assumptions in the scarce extant literature are identified and discussed, as a means to responding to the following research questions: (i) how credible is the NTE term as an expatriation typology?; and (ii) how can the conceptual framework of NTEs be operationalised? If these key issues remain unsolved, there is a risk of establishing flawed research design which can negatively affect researchers’ credibility when providing policy advice on global staffing and talent management to international managers and Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). This conceptual article draws upon key social anthropological and sociological theories, and proposes a relational research design for investigating NTEs, as well as propositions for future research

Guttormsen, David S.A.; Francesco, Anne Marie & Chapman, Malcolm K. (2018)

Revisiting the Expatriate Failure Concept: A Qualitative Study of Scandinavian Expatriates in Hong Kong

Scandinavian Journal of Management, 34(2), s. 117- 128. Doi: 10.1016/j.scaman.2018.03.005

This article advances the understanding of expatriate failure, which remains a contested social phenomenon in international work life as well as scholarly research. The study challenges the definition of expatriate failure and its inherent biases, i.e., the epistemological primacy of the firm level and the failure/success binary. We argue that this qualitative study of 51 Scandinavian expatriates in Hong Kong can contribute to advancing theory on the expatriate failure concept by asking individual expatriates what constitutes failure to them. By applying social constructionist and social anthropological ideas to the expatriate failure concept debate, we develop the internationality thesis which demonstrates a discrepancy between the expatriates’ perceptions of successful international assignments and the actual nature of their lived lives; many expatriates desire to enrich their lives through experiencing an international/intercultural and adventurous lifestyle, but, in fact, living lives with limited intercultural exposure and interaction. We conclude by proposing a reconceptualisation of expatriate failure in terms of offering both a new definition and approach to researching expatriate failure in which time/duration, context, and geographical location need to be taken into account. We believe the new approach can overcome some of the empirical unsoundness of mainstream definitions.

Guttormsen, David & Lauring, Jakob (2018)

Fringe Voices in Cross-Cultural Management Research: Silenced and Neglected?

International Studies of Management and Organization, 48(3), s. 239- 246. Doi: 10.1080/00208825.2018.1480465

This introductory article asks if there are silenced and neglected voices in current cross-cultural management research, and if so, what we can learn from them. Taking departure in the six articles selected for this guest issue we argue that there are indeed valuable fringe voices and that some are neglected while others are instead silenced. From there we proceed to propose new avenues for future research that allow fringe exploration to compete for the attention so far mainly held by the dominant mainstream cross-cultural management literature. We argue that in moving across paradigms cross-cultural management research should confront and oppose excessively simplified notions on culture, nations and individuals. Moreover, we maintain a need for cross-cultural management researchers to question, ourselves and the literature we read, if knowledge produced actually challenges preconceptions or rather comforts the readers.

Guttormsen, David (2018)

Advancing Otherness and Othering of the cultural Other during ‘Intercultural Encounters’ in Cross-Cultural Management Research

International Studies of Management and Organization, 48(3), s. 314- 332. Doi: 10.1080/00208825.2018.1480874

Jonasson, Charlotte; Lauring, Jakob & Guttormsen, David (2018)

Inclusive management in international organizations: How does it affect local and expatriate academics?

Personnel review, 47(2), s. 458- 473. Doi: 10.1108/PR-12-2015-0323 - Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

Purpose: A growing number of academics relocate abroad to work as expatriates in the university sector. While this employee group seems to have a highly constructive influence on the performance of university organizations, some problems in relation to effective inclusion of these individuals have been noted. In order to further advance the theoretical understanding regarding integration efforts in international university organizations, the purpose of this paper is to explore how two types of inclusive management, empowering management (identity-blind) vs English management communication (identity-conscious), affect local and expatriate academics. Design/methodology/approach: Using responses generated from a survey of 792 local and 620 expatriate academics, this paper assesses the effects of inclusive management on job engagement and stress among the two groups. Findings: The results show that one type of inclusive management, empowering management (identity-blind), has a favorable influence on job engagement and stress in both subsamples. The other type, English management communication (identity-conscious), increases stress for local academics but has no effect on the expatriates. These findings are useful for theory development in relation to employee inclusion in international organizations. Originality/value: The authors have little knowledge about how inclusive management functions in international organizations. Testing the effect of identity-blind and identity-conscious inclusive management practices among two different groups of local and expatriate academics provides new insight to this area. In particular, the use of English management communication provides new knowledge on the integration of majority and minority groups in international organizations

Alvik, Ole & Guttormsen, David S.A. (2018)

Utenlandsstasjonering: Må ha rett person på rett plass også i utlandet

Ledernett [Internett]

Alvik, Ole & Guttormsen, David S.A. (2018)

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Guttormsen, David S.A. (2018)

Advancing ‘Epistemic Reflexivity’ as Multiple Forms and Methodological Process in International Business and Management Research: a Bourdieusian Perspective

British Academy of Management, 2018 Conference Proceedings (red.). BAM2018 Conference Proceedings

Guttormsen, David S.A. & Lauring, Jakob (2018)

Modern-Day Vikings Facing Rocky Seas: Intervening Obstacles in Global Talent Management and Expatriation Flows within a Norwegian MNE Manufacturer

British Academy of Management, 2018 Conference Proceedings (red.). BAM2018 Conference Proceedings

Guttormsen, David S.A. & Chapman, Malcolm K. (2018)

Context, and the ‘Emic/Etic’ Contrast Revisited for International Business & Management Research Reflections from Social Anthropology on Evolution of Intellectual Ideas and the Illusionary ‘Shared Etics’

British Academy of Management, 2018 Conference Proceedings (red.). BAM2018 Conference Proceedings

Perkins, Graham; Gilmore, Sarah & Guttormsen, David S.A. (2018)

The Prospect of Universal Basic Income in the Changing World of Work: Establishing a Research Agenda and Future Directions

British Academy of Management, 2018 Conference Proceedings (red.). BAM2018 Conference Proceedings

Guttormsen, David S.A. & Lauring, Jakob (2018)

Revisiting the Expatriate Failure Concept: A Qualitative Study of Scandinavian Expatriates in Hong Kong

[Academic lecture]. 18th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management (EURAM).