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.     

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.     

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。     

港澳珠大桥的方案选择与财务可行性分析

首先介绍了港澳珠大桥的主要方案及分歧所在,然后从区域经济角度进行客货量预测,根据客货量预测和区域基础设施的发展规划,探讨大桥的功能定位并选择最佳方案——中线方案,最后根据客货量预测探讨了大桥的财务可行性,得出结论,港澳珠大桥财务可行。     

CEPA背景下深港旅游合作的创新策略

区域旅游合作是旅游经济的自身发展规律所决定的，区域整合体已经成为当今旅游业竞争的基本单位。作为粤港澳区域旅游合作的子系统，深港旅游合作在CEPA背景下无疑更加具有先导和典范意义。以CEPA为切入点，从操作主体、合作原则与合作方式的角度探讨了深港旅游合作的创新策略，试图构建出两地合作策略创新的开放型系统，从而为两地的旅游合作战略初步建立了实施的概念框架。     

香港青年工作对高校团工作的启示

对香港青年工作考察后，认为青年领袖的塑造和培养可以增加高校团工作的感染力；青年活动的借鉴与创新可以提高高校团工作的吸引力；青年组织适宜的运作模式可以增加高校团工作的凝聚力；青年资源的整合和挖掘可以增加高校团工作的影响力。