Profiling German Expatriate Managers in China

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• 1 Expatriates in IHRM - an Introduction
• 1.1 Research on Expatriates
• 1.2 Demographic studies about managers
• 2 Data Collection and codification
• 2.1 Data collection and input
• 2.2 Codification
• 2.2.1 Codification of Demographic Variables
• 2.2.2 Position, Function, Industry and Mobility
• 2.2.3 Clustering of Countries
• 3 Results - The Typical Demographic Profile
• 3.1 Age and Gender
• 3.2 Marital Status and Children
• 3.3 Educational Background
• 3.4 Study Sojourns and Internships abroad
• 3.5 Foreign Language Abilities
• 4 Results - the Typical Career Profile
• 4.1 Position, Function and Industry during the Career Life
• 4.2 The Expatriate Assignment
• 4.3 Mobility and other Findings
• 5 Conclusion
• 5.1 Summary and Recommendations
• 5.2 Outlook and Implications for further Research

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This Master's thesis aims to profile German expatriate managers in China by analyzing their résumés. The study seeks to understand the typical demographic and career profiles of these managers, as well as to identify any key trends or patterns in their experiences.

• Demographic characteristics of German expatriate managers in China
• Career paths and mobility patterns of German expatriate managers in China
• The role of cultural factors in the experiences of German expatriate managers in China
• The impact of expatriate assignments on the careers of German managers
• Implications for international human resource management (IHRM) practices

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

Chapter 1 introduces the topic of expatriates in international human resource management (IHRM) and reviews relevant literature on expatriate research, particularly focusing on demographic studies of managers. Chapter 2 outlines the methodology used for data collection and codification. It details the process of collecting and inputting data from résumés and explains the codification process for various demographic variables, position, function, industry, and mobility. Chapter 3 presents the typical demographic profile of German expatriate managers in China, covering aspects such as age, gender, marital status, children, educational background, foreign language skills, and experiences with study sojourns and internships abroad. Chapter 4 dives into the typical career profile of these managers, examining their positions, functions, and industries across different stages of their careers, including their pre-assignment, assignment, and post-assignment roles. It also explores their mobility patterns and other notable findings.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This thesis focuses on German expatriate managers in China, international human resource management (IHRM), demographic characteristics, career profiles, cultural factors, mobility patterns, expatriate assignments, and international joint ventures.