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

Updating theory and practice, with Eun Su (Jeannie) Lee Highlights In this chapter, we firstly propose a brief reflection on current...

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

The case of high power distance context, with Mats Ehrnrooth, Alexei Koveshnikov, and Balabanova Evgeniya Highlights Constructive...

Understanding refugees’ cross-cultural experience through the capability approach, with Jeannie Lee Highlights Cross-cultural training...

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

Insights and recommendations from a systematic review, with Bo Nielsen and Gloria (Linglin) Zheng Highlights Disasters – natural or...

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