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Hybrid work configurations and short-term international assignments : does willingness to accept international assignments increase?
Beldman, S. (2022) Hybrid work configurations and short-term international assignments : does willingness to accept international assignments increase?
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| Abstract: | Employee willingness to accept international assignments is a fundamental problem in any organization. Yet more and more assignments are carried out on an international scope. In addition, remote working is becoming extremely more popular due to recent developments like digitalization and the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a factorial survey experiment, we analyse the effect of applying hybrid work configurations to international assignments in the IT industry. The results show that employee willingness to accept international assignments is significantly higher when a hybrid work configuration is applied. Hence, indicating that willingness is higher when the time spent abroad is less. We argue that this is the case because hybrid work configurations affect two crucial factors that influence an individual’s career decision-making process. The results suggest that the perceived family barriers an individual is experiencing might be lower and that an individual’s personal agency might increase when a hybrid work configuration is applied. Interestingly, we also found that the effect of the geographical location of an international assignment differs for individuals of different ages. To conclude, by changing the setup of international assignments, this study challenges the current underlying principles of those assignments by highlighting the relevancy of the length of international assignments. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 70 social sciences in general, 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Business Administration MSc (60644) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/89663 |
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