When expatriates explore other options: Retaining talent through greater job embeddedness and repatriation adjustment
将工作嵌入概念引入国际派遣研究，提出模型解释外派和回国过程如何影响人才保留，对想留住回国人才的企业有参考价值。
Abstract This paper introduces the concept of job embeddedness to research on international assignments to help explain how the processes of expatriation and repatriation might lead to such outcomes as strengthened personorganization fit or career exploration. It develops a model with a related set of theoretical propositions, based on a comprehensive literature review covering international assignments, adult development and career theories, job embeddedness, and career exploration. The paper also presents implications for future research, as well as practical implications for assignment practices and career interventions for organizations trying to retain their valued repatriate talents and, thus, secure a greater return on their investments in talent development. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.