Job Embeddedness theory proposes that higher levels of an individual’s perceived on-the-job as well as off-the-job embeddedness lead to stronger ties to the organisation and community. Consequently, mounting evidence from past research suggests that embeddedness has a mitigating effect on turnover intention when shocks occur. Yet, most previous insights focus on male expatriates, neglecting gender differences from female workers. With data collected from 288 expatriates in the United Kingdom and using Qualitative Comparative Analysis, the study identifies various job embeddedness configurations which effectively reduce female/male expatriates’ intentions to turnover after a significant shock experience abroad.

The publication (open access) is available here: https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/EJIM.2024.139797.