MICHAEL J. MORLEY is Assistant Dean of Research and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Personnel and Employment Relations at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland. NOREEN HERATY is Lecturer of Human Resource Management in the Department of Personnel and Employment Relations at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland. DAVID G. COLLINGS is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour at Sheffield University Management School, and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Strathclyde International Business U

• List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Editors Notes on the Contributors Introduction: New Directions in Expatriate Research; M.J.Morley, N.Heraty & D.G.Collings Expatriate Return on Investment: A Definition and Antecedents; Y.M.McNulty & P.Tharenou The Use of Foreign Assignments and their Relationship with Economic Success and Business Strategy: A Comparative Analysis of Northern, Southern and Eastern European Countries; C.Erten, M.Schiffinger, W.Mayrhofer & A.Dunkel Another Scandal in Bohemia?: A Look Back on how we Measure Expatriate Adjustment; T.Hippler The Nature of Managerial Work During International Assignments: Examining Expatriate-Assignment Fit and Its Consequences for Work Adjustment; O.Breiden, H.R.Mirza & A.T.Mohr The Effect of Culture of Origin on the Adjustment Process; M.F.Waxin Gender Diversity and Organizational Success: The Impact of Female Foreign Assignments; M.Andresen, E.Hristozova & U.B.Lieberum Finnish Business Repatriates' Coping Strategies at Work: Problem-Focused and Emotion-Focused Forms of Coping; S.Paganus Intonations of Repatriation: A Discursive Analysis of Expatriates' Talk of Work after Repatriation; T.L.Howell Notes Index

MICHAEL J. MORLEY is Assistant Dean of Research and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Personnel and Employment Relations at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland. NOREEN HERATY is Lecturer of Human Resource Management in the Department of Personnel and Employment Relations at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland. DAVID G. COLLINGS is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour at Sheffield University Management School, and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Strathclyde International Business U

• List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Editors Notes on the Contributors Introduction: New Directions in Expatriate Research; M.J.Morley, N.Heraty & D.G.Collings Expatriate Return on Investment: A Definition and Antecedents; Y.M.McNulty & P.Tharenou The Use of Foreign Assignments and their Relationship with Economic Success and Business Strategy: A Comparative Analysis of Northern, Southern and Eastern European Countries; C.Erten, M.Schiffinger, W.Mayrhofer & A.Dunkel Another Scandal in Bohemia?: A Look Back on how we Measure Expatriate Adjustment; T.Hippler The Nature of Managerial Work During International Assignments: Examining Expatriate-Assignment Fit and Its Consequences for Work Adjustment; O.Breiden, H.R.Mirza & A.T.Mohr The Effect of Culture of Origin on the Adjustment Process; M.F.Waxin Gender Diversity and Organizational Success: The Impact of Female Foreign Assignments; M.Andresen, E.Hristozova & U.B.Lieberum Finnish Business Repatriates' Coping Strategies at Work: Problem-Focused and Emotion-Focused Forms of Coping; S.Paganus Intonations of Repatriation: A Discursive Analysis of Expatriates' Talk of Work after Repatriation; T.L.Howell Notes Index

MICHAEL J. MORLEY is Assistant Dean of Research and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Personnel and Employment Relations at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland. NOREEN HERATY is Lecturer of Human Resource Management in the Department of Personnel and Employment Relations at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland. DAVID G. COLLINGS is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour at Sheffield University Management School, and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Strathclyde International Business U

• List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Editors Notes on the Contributors Introduction: New Directions in Expatriate Research; M.J.Morley, N.Heraty & D.G.Collings Expatriate Return on Investment: A Definition and Antecedents; Y.M.McNulty & P.Tharenou The Use of Foreign Assignments and their Relationship with Economic Success and Business Strategy: A Comparative Analysis of Northern, Southern and Eastern European Countries; C.Erten, M.Schiffinger, W.Mayrhofer & A.Dunkel Another Scandal in Bohemia?: A Look Back on how we Measure Expatriate Adjustment; T.Hippler The Nature of Managerial Work During International Assignments: Examining Expatriate-Assignment Fit and Its Consequences for Work Adjustment; O.Breiden, H.R.Mirza & A.T.Mohr The Effect of Culture of Origin on the Adjustment Process; M.F.Waxin Gender Diversity and Organizational Success: The Impact of Female Foreign Assignments; M.Andresen, E.Hristozova & U.B.Lieberum Finnish Business Repatriates' Coping Strategies at Work: Problem-Focused and Emotion-Focused Forms of Coping; S.Paganus Intonations of Repatriation: A Discursive Analysis of Expatriates' Talk of Work after Repatriation; T.L.Howell Notes Index