A systematic literature review and future research agenda , with Giang Nguyen and Po-Hsin Lai. Highlights This systematic literature review aims to comprehensively understand how various leadership styles contribute to advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the tourism and hospitality industry, examining leadership impacts across multiple analytical levels. We conducted a systematic review of 232 empirical studies published until 2024, analyzing leadership rol

Narratives of voice, silence, and knowledge practices in Saudi Arabia , with Ali Faqihi and Cathy (Ying) Xu. Highlights Workforce localization is reshaping employment relationships in the Gulf region, yet little is known about how expatriates interpret their capacity to act within these politically sensitive environments. We examine how foreign professionals working in Saudi Arabia enact agency through voice, silence, and knowledge practices under Saudization. Drawing on 23

Workplace Communication Strategies Under Saudi Localization Policies, with Ali Faqihi and Cathy (Ying) Xu. Highlights How do skilled migrants respond when host-country institutional policies threaten their employment? We examine this question through the lens of workforce localization in Saudi Arabia, where Saudization policies mandate the replacement of foreign workers with nationals. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory and analyzing data from 192 skilled migrants, we deve

A Dual Pathways of Responses , with Ali Faqihi and Cathy (Ying) Xu. Highlights We examine how workforce localization triggers the global workforce dual pathways of engagement and withdrawal using Affective Events Theory (AET) to understand how localization-related emotional events influence global workers’ behavior and attitudes. We propose that positive affective events foster constructive engagement through loyalty and voice behaviors, thereby enhancing mobility dissatisfa

Reconceptualizing the Mechanisms of Workforce Localization, with Ali Faqihi and Cathy (Ying) Xu. Highlights Workforce localization policies requiring private-sector employment of host-country nationals has generated substantial scholarly attention, yet this literature remains conceptually fragmented and empirically siloed. Through a systematic review of 85 articles published between 2000 and 2025, we examine how localization has been theorized, which actors receive analytic

A Systematic Literature Review, with Ali Faqihi and Cathy (Ying) Xu. Highlights Workforce localization has become an important aspect of contemporary labor policies, driven by economic, cultural, and socio-political imperatives. This systematic literature review analyzes 85 scholarly works published between 2000 and 2025 to contextualize, theorize, and problematize workforce localization. With a comprehensive analysis of contexts and theoretical underpinnings, four key parad

A qualitative systematic review to inform a policy framework, with Chiara Berardi, Marcello Antonini, Zephanie Jordan, Francesco Paolucci...

The Effects of Societal Concern, Social Pressure and State Anxiety, with Arto Lindblom and Taru Lindblom Highlights In this study, we investigate what drives retail entrepreneurs’ intentions to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) across environmental, economic, and social domains. To be more specific, we aim to explore the extent to which retail entrepreneurs’ societal concern and perceived social pressure are related to their CSR intentions both directly and ind

The uneven distribution of psychosocial hazards within organisations, with Christina Boedker and Julia Connell. Highlights SafeWork...

A Social Exchange Perspective, with Miikka Lehtonen and Alexei Koveshnikov. Highlights In this study, we conceptualize the thus far...

Migrant inclusion in light of COVID-19, with Chiara Berardi, Jeannie Lee, and Francesco Paolucci. Highlights Whilst mass vaccination is...

CEO succession and reproduction of age profiles in the executive suite, with Mariano Heyden, Sebastiaan Van Doorn, and Marko Reimer...

The mediating role of well-being, with Violetta Khoreva Highlights The purpose of this paper is to examine the associations between the...

An agency theory perspective, with Violetta Khoreva Highlights The purpose of the study is to explore empirically the consequences of...

Retail entrepreneurs’ exit intentions: Influence and mediations of personality and job-related factors, with Arto Lindblom and Taru...

A diary study of female self-initiated expatriates' motivations to work abroad Highlights The purpose of this paper is to examine the...

Dispositional optimism, entrepreneurial success and exit intentions: The mediating effects of life satisfaction, with Arto Lindblom and...

The psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on expatriates’ host country withdrawal intentions, with Alexei Koveshnikov and Miikka...

Exploring the Traces of Corporate Stockholm Syndrome, with Alexei Koveshnikov and Cecile Dejoux Highlights While empirical research on...