Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) expatriates: an intersectionality perspective
本文从交叉性视角研究LGBT外派人员在跨国工作中面临的挑战和身份管理策略，提出收敛与发散交叉性概念，分析文化情境如何影响其多重身份及组织结果，对国际人力资源管理者有实践启示。
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) expatriates are under-researched and an increasingly significant group due to the growing demand for global labour. Although LGBT people are becoming acknowledged in diversity management practices, their mobility and freedom to disclose their identity may be limited in many countries. To explain the challenges and identity management strategies of LGBT expatriates, we adapt the social constructionist perspective of intersectionality to show how different spheres of cultural context influence LGBT expatriates’ multiple identities and lead to convergent or divergent intersectionality. Our main contribution is in introducing convergent and divergent intersectionality to explain how the multiple identities of expatriates are redefined during an international work assignment. Furthermore, we examine the overlapping spheres of culture to create a multidimensional view of cultural context. We offer four propositions regarding how cultural context influences LGBT expatriate’s intersectionality and the organizational outcomes of this. Finally, this paper highlights both practical implications for expatriate management and research implications for the International Human Resource Management literature.