Research handbook of expatriates Contents: Foreword J. Stewart Black Part I History of expatriate studies and its current state of play 1. Introduction : overview of early expatriate studies 1952 to 1979 Yvonne McNulty and Jan Selmer 2. The concept of business expatriates Yvonne McNulty and Chris Brewster 3. Expatriates : a thematic research history Jan Selmer Part II Historical and contemporary foundations of expatriate studies 4. Expatriate adjustment Thomas Hippler Arno Haslberger and Chris Brewster 5. Expatriate performance Leanda Care and Ross Donohue 6. Expatriates to and from developed and developing countries Lisa Clarke Akhentoolove Corbin and Bettyjane Punnett 7. Global talent management : what does it mean for expatriates David G. Collings and Michael Isichei 8. Expatriates safety and security during crisis Anthony Fee Part III Types of expatriates 9. Self initiated expatriates Jan Selmer Maike Andresen and Jean Luc Cerdin 10. Lesbian gay bisexual transgender and intersex (LGBTI) expatriates Ruth McPhail 11. Inpatriates : a review synthesis and outlook of two decades of research Miriam Moeller and B. Sebastian Reiche 12. Female expatriates : towards a more inclusive view Kate Hutchings and Snejina Michailova 13. Millennial expatriates Marian Crowley Henry and Mary Collins 14. International business travellers short term assignees and international commuters Liisa Mäkelä Kati Saarenpää and Yvonne McNulty Part IV Expatriates in diverse communities 15. Military expatriates Kelly L. Fisher 16. Missionary (religious) expatriates Braam Oberholster and Cheryl Doss 17. Expatriate academics : an era of higher education internationalization Jan Selmer Jodie Lee Trembath and Jakob Lauring 18. Sports expatriates Harald Dolles and Birnir Egilsson 19. Expatriates in aidland : humanitarian aid and development workers and volunteers Anthony Fee Part V Researching expatriates and expatriates as researchers 20. Methodological issues in expatriate studies and future directions Phyllis Tharenou 21. Expatriate research for and with practitioners Michael Dickmann 22. Case study research on expatriates Julia Richardson Part VI Future directions in expatriate research 23. Biculturals monoculturals and adult third culture kids : individual differences in identities and outcomes Kathrin J. Hanek 24. global families Min Wan Romila Singh and Margaret A. Shaffer 25. Publishing research on expatriates : advice for PhD. candidates and early career researchers Jan Selmer and Yvonne McNulty Index Constituting a comprehensive and carefully designed collection of contributions the Research Handbook of Expatriates provides a nuanced and up to date discussion of expatriates. Theoretically broad and groundbreaking it offers important and contemporary insights into emerging areas of research warranting future consideration. Drawing upon a range of perspectives from the fields most distinguished academics contributions review the history of the literature in relation to expatriates from the development of the expatriate construct through to the current state of research on business expatriates. Subsequent chapters progress into detailed examinations of the various types of business expatriates including LGBT self initiated expatriates female assignees inpatriates international business travellers and commuters and millennials. Other themes include expatriate performance adjustment expatriates to and from developing countries global talent management and expatriates safety and security. The Research Handbook also covers expatriates in diverse communities such as education military missionary sports and Aidland and provides additional commentaries relating to methodological issues research with practitioners case studies biculturals and ATCKs and global families. The Research Handbook concludes with publishing advice for PhD and early career researchers. Stimulating insightful new areas of study this collection is a must read for academics and scholars in the field of expatriate research international management global human resource management and business administration. It also offer a wealth of guidance for executives and recruiters along with expatriates and professionals who may expatriate