Revisiting the expatriate failure concept: A qualitative study of Scandinavian expatriates in Hong Kong

This article advances the understanding of expatriate failure, which remains a contested social phenomenon in international work life as well as scholarly research. The study challenges the definition of expatriate failure and its inherent biases, i.e., the epistemological primacy of the firm level and the failure/success binary. We argue that this qualitative study of 51 Scandinavian expatriates in Hong Kong can contribute to advancing theory on the expatriate failure concept by asking individual expatriates what constitutes failure to them. By applying social constructionist and social anthropological ideas to the expatriate failure concept debate, we develop the internationality thesis which demonstrates a discrepancy between the expatriates’ perceptions of successful international assignments and the actual nature of their lived lives; many expatriates desire to enrich their lives through experiencing an international/intercultural and adventurous lifestyle, but, in fact, living lives with limited intercultural exposure and interaction. We conclude by proposing a reconceptualisation of expatriate failure in terms of offering both a new definition and approach to researching expatriate failure in which time/duration, context, and geographical location need to be taken into account. We believe the new approach can overcome some of the empirical unsoundness of mainstream definitions.     

E-Consulting in Virtual Negotiations

In the e-world where many of us live and work, virtual work arrangements will become increasingly commonplace. This paper reports on an exploratory study into the way in which consultants can ply their trade virtually with clients whom they never meet. US-located e-consultants provided advice to Hong Kong-located web site developers on the interface and content aspects of a website that was being developed for an international audience. Extensive analyses of the communication between the consultants and developers is undertaken, in parallel with an analysis of survey data obtained from the two sets of stakeholders. Lessons are drawn for future research and practice.     

北京CBD金融发展的SWOT分析

本文运用SWOT分析法,从战略角度对北京CBD金融发展中的优势与弱势、机会与挑战,进行了分析和思考,并提出了自己的一些观点和建议。     

中国移动（香港）并购融资安排及其启示

并购活动需要大量资金支持,融资难已成为制约大规模战略并购的瓶颈之一.本文基于并购融资安排理论,通过对中国移动(香港)有限公司一系列并购融资安排的详细描述、统计、分析,揭示了中国移动(香港)并购融资的一些规律,从而说明企业应根据自身实际情况选择不同的并购融资安排,这对我国上市公司并购活动的融资安排具有重要的借鉴意义.     

香港与内地商业银行收费之比较

通过对香港银行业和内地商业银行的收费进行比较，找出内地商业银行收费（主要是中间业务收费）中存在的问题，并提出相应的解决办法。     

边缘叙事——李碧华的小说香港

香港是多重意义上的边缘,李碧华更是边缘的边缘.李碧华的一系列小说正是从边缘的叙述立场提供了中英国族叙事之外的香港历史叙事,在才子佳人的老调重弹中,贯注了她对香港命运和“身份危机“的思考.     

北京CBD金融业发展特色及对策分析

6年历程，北京CBD基础设施和服务环境建设成就斐然。作为现代经济的核心，以北京市为依托，金融业在北京CBD虽持续发展，但迄今为止，在区域经济中所占比例仍然较小，短期内尚不足以支撑起北京商务中心区龙头产业的发展地位。本文拟在概况分析的基础上，借鉴国内外CBD产业集聚发展的经验，提出北京CBD金融产业发展的特色和方向。     

资本市场开放与公司内部控制质量——基于“沪港通”的证据

以中国“沪港通”交易制度的实施为政策背景,采用多时点双重差分模型,考察资本市场开放对标的公司内部控制质量的影响,研究发现,“沪港通”交易制度的实施显著提升了公司的内部控制质量,在控制其他因素并经过安慰剂检验、去除A+H股影响、改变周期范围等稳健性检验后,结论依然成立。机制检验表明,“沪港通”主要通过内部和外部两种机制对公司内部控制质量产生影响,其中,内部机制是对股价波动性风险控制,外部机制是审计师声誉风险与政府部门监管。     

香港的知识产权管理保护及其对广东的启示

随着CEPA的签署实施，粤港两地在经贸、知识产权的合作更加紧密。香港的知识产权管理保护工作卓有成效且别具特色，与之毗邻的广东，应当借此契机向香港学习借鉴，取长补短。