TY - JOUR
T1 - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) expatriates
T2 - an intersectionality perspective
AU - Paisley, Varina
AU - Tayar, Mark
PY - 2016/4/11
Y1 - 2016/4/11
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - diversity management
KW - expatriate management
KW - identity
KW - international assignment
KW - intersectionality
KW - LGBT
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961202293&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09585192.2015.1111249
DO - 10.1080/09585192.2015.1111249
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961202293
SN - 0958-5192
VL - 27
SP - 766
EP - 780
JO - The International Journal of Human Resource Management
JF - The International Journal of Human Resource Management
IS - 7
ER -