Benjamin Bader is Professor of Strategic Management and Organization at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. His research focuses on Internationalization Strategies and International (HR) Management, particularly expatriates in high-risk countries. His work has been published in Journals such as Journal of International Management and International Business Review.Tassilo Schuster is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Management at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. His main research interests include International Management, HR Management and Management in Emerging Markets and in particular business strategies focusing on low-income markets, CSR, and expatriate management in high-risk countries.Anna Katharina Bader is Assistant Professor in Human Resource Management at the Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany. Her research includes International Human Resource Management and Diversity Management with particular interest in cross-cultural and comparative research.

• Foreword: Global Mobility – A Myriad of Options (Michael Dickmann).- Introduction (Benjamin Bader, Tassilo Schuster, and Anna Katharina Bader).- Chapter  1 Motivations of Global Careers among Expatriates in German Companies: A Comparison with the Year 2002 (Benjamin Bader).- North American Perspective by Rosalie L. Tung.- Chapter 2 An Experience-Based Typology of the International Workforce (Julia Raupp and Jonas Puck).- North American Perspective by John D. Daniels.- Chapter 3 Language Barriers in Different Forms of International Assignments (Helene Tenzer and Tassilo Schuster).- North American Perspective by Joyce Osland .- Chapter 4 A Social Network Perspective on International Assignments: The Role of Social Support (Tassilo Schuster and Benjamin Bader).- North American Perspective by Arup Varma .- Chapter 5 The Effect of Host Country Nationals’ Social Support on Expatriates’ Adjustment – A Multiple Stakeholder Approach (Anna Katharina Bader).-North American Perspective by Mark C. Bolino .- Chapter 7 What Do they Expect, and What Do we Need to Offer? A Classification of Repatriation Strategies from the MNC Perspective (Anika Breitenmoser and Nicola Berg).- North American Perspective by Mila Lazarova.- Chapter 8 Repatriate Knowledge Transfer: A Systematic Review of the Literature (Anne Burmeister).- North American Perspective by Margaret A. Shaffer .- Chapter 9 Expatriate Managers from Emerging Economy Firms (Nita Abrashi-Smajli and Matthias Baum).- North American Perspective by Carol Reade.- Chapter 10 Expatriate Adjustment: A Review of Concepts, Drivers, and Consequences (Jonas Puck, Dirk Holtbrügge, and Julia Raupp).- North American Perspective by Gary Oddou.

Benjamin Bader is Professor of Strategic Management and Organization at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. His research focuses on Internationalization Strategies and International (HR) Management, particularly expatriates in high-risk countries. His work has been published in Journals such as Journal of International Management and International Business Review.Tassilo Schuster is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Management at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. His main research interests include International Management, HR Management and Management in Emerging Markets and in particular business strategies focusing on low-income markets, CSR, and expatriate management in high-risk countries.Anna Katharina Bader is Assistant Professor in Human Resource Management at the Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany. Her research includes International Human Resource Management and Diversity Management with particular interest in cross-cultural and comparative research.

• Foreword: Global Mobility – A Myriad of Options (Michael Dickmann).- Introduction (Benjamin Bader, Tassilo Schuster, and Anna Katharina Bader).- Chapter  1 Motivations of Global Careers among Expatriates in German Companies: A Comparison with the Year 2002 (Benjamin Bader).- North American Perspective by Rosalie L. Tung.- Chapter 2 An Experience-Based Typology of the International Workforce (Julia Raupp and Jonas Puck).- North American Perspective by John D. Daniels.- Chapter 3 Language Barriers in Different Forms of International Assignments (Helene Tenzer and Tassilo Schuster).- North American Perspective by Joyce Osland .- Chapter 4 A Social Network Perspective on International Assignments: The Role of Social Support (Tassilo Schuster and Benjamin Bader).- North American Perspective by Arup Varma .- Chapter 5 The Effect of Host Country Nationals’ Social Support on Expatriates’ Adjustment – A Multiple Stakeholder Approach (Anna Katharina Bader).-North American Perspective by Mark C. Bolino .- Chapter 7 What Do they Expect, and What Do we Need to Offer? A Classification of Repatriation Strategies from the MNC Perspective (Anika Breitenmoser and Nicola Berg).- North American Perspective by Mila Lazarova.- Chapter 8 Repatriate Knowledge Transfer: A Systematic Review of the Literature (Anne Burmeister).- North American Perspective by Margaret A. Shaffer .- Chapter 9 Expatriate Managers from Emerging Economy Firms (Nita Abrashi-Smajli and Matthias Baum).- North American Perspective by Carol Reade.- Chapter 10 Expatriate Adjustment: A Review of Concepts, Drivers, and Consequences (Jonas Puck, Dirk Holtbrügge, and Julia Raupp).- North American Perspective by Gary Oddou.

Benjamin Bader is Professor of Strategic Management and Organization at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. His research focuses on Internationalization Strategies and International (HR) Management, particularly expatriates in high-risk countries. His work has been published in Journals such as Journal of International Management and International Business Review.Tassilo Schuster is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Management at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. His main research interests include International Management, HR Management and Management in Emerging Markets and in particular business strategies focusing on low-income markets, CSR, and expatriate management in high-risk countries.Anna Katharina Bader is Assistant Professor in Human Resource Management at the Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany. Her research includes International Human Resource Management and Diversity Management with particular interest in cross-cultural and comparative research.

• Foreword: Global Mobility – A Myriad of Options (Michael Dickmann).- Introduction (Benjamin Bader, Tassilo Schuster, and Anna Katharina Bader).- Chapter  1 Motivations of Global Careers among Expatriates in German Companies: A Comparison with the Year 2002 (Benjamin Bader).- North American Perspective by Rosalie L. Tung.- Chapter 2 An Experience-Based Typology of the International Workforce (Julia Raupp and Jonas Puck).- North American Perspective by John D. Daniels.- Chapter 3 Language Barriers in Different Forms of International Assignments (Helene Tenzer and Tassilo Schuster).- North American Perspective by Joyce Osland .- Chapter 4 A Social Network Perspective on International Assignments: The Role of Social Support (Tassilo Schuster and Benjamin Bader).- North American Perspective by Arup Varma .- Chapter 5 The Effect of Host Country Nationals’ Social Support on Expatriates’ Adjustment – A Multiple Stakeholder Approach (Anna Katharina Bader).-North American Perspective by Mark C. Bolino .- Chapter 7 What Do they Expect, and What Do we Need to Offer? A Classification of Repatriation Strategies from the MNC Perspective (Anika Breitenmoser and Nicola Berg).- North American Perspective by Mila Lazarova.- Chapter 8 Repatriate Knowledge Transfer: A Systematic Review of the Literature (Anne Burmeister).- North American Perspective by Margaret A. Shaffer .- Chapter 9 Expatriate Managers from Emerging Economy Firms (Nita Abrashi-Smajli and Matthias Baum).- North American Perspective by Carol Reade.- Chapter 10 Expatriate Adjustment: A Review of Concepts, Drivers, and Consequences (Jonas Puck, Dirk Holtbrügge, and Julia Raupp).- North American Perspective by Gary Oddou.