Work and Family Interface in International Career Context

This book focuses on the interface of work and personal life of international professionals. It provides novel knowledge on the topic from different perspectives, highlighting not only the inherent challenges but also the positive side of working in a modern globalized world and living an expatriate life. The globalization of business has led to an increasing number of people who work in international business environment either through working abroad on different kinds of assignments or through international travelling. Studies show that international professionals and their families face various challenges due to challenging jobs requiring different kinds of international mobility from shorter-term job trips to more long-term assignments. On the other hand, working in international environment may offer an interesting and stimulating working and living environment both for the professionals and their families and therefore it is important to understand the positive side of this phenomena. This book analyzes and discusses the challenges and positive aspects of international work for the professionals and their families from different perspectives.

• ISBN: 978-3-319-17646-8
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Fecha Publicación: 14/07/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés