What Makes Hotel Expatriates Remain in Their Overseas Assignments: A Grounded Theory Study

Authors

Zoe Ju-Yu Ho, Boston UniversityFollow

Abstract

In this study the researcher uses a qualitative research design to discover what makes hotel expatriates remain in their overseas assignments. In-depth interviews, participant observations, and personal documents are used as data collection methods. Four hotel expatriates are recruited as participants of the study. The collected interview transcripts and fieldnotes are further analyzed through the use of grounded theory. Five selective codes found as the dominant themes in this study are hotel expatriates’ : (a) personality characteristics, (b) motivations to work overseas, (c) challenges derived from overseas assignments, (d) competencies, and (e) roles/identities in overseas assignments. These five main themes are further analyzed and concluded with a coherent theory that explains why hotel expatriates remain in their assignments.

Keywords

Hotel, Expatriate, Personal Characteristic, Motivation, and Competence

Publication Date

6-25-2012

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1757

Recommended APA Citation

Ho, Z. J. (2012). What Makes Hotel Expatriates Remain in Their Overseas Assignments: A Grounded Theory Study. The Qualitative Report, 17(26), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1757