The journey inward: Expatriate hero tales and paradoxes
基于对归国外派的访谈，用英雄之旅隐喻分析外派经历，揭示其可预测阶段、转型本质和内在悖论，帮助外派人员、潜在外派者及企业更有效管理外派。
What is the overseas experience really like, and why is it so significant? Based on interviews with returned expatriates, Osland uses Joseph Campbell's metaphor of the hero's journey to analyze expatriate stories and answer these questions. The resulting framework outlines the predictable stages in the expatriate journey and articulates for the first time the complex, transformational nature of the expatriate experience and its inherent paradoxes. In addition to helping expatriates make sense of their experience, this framework furnishes prospective expatriates with more realistic expectations and provides practical lessons for companies and human resource professionals who want to handle expatriates more effectively. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.