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Yan Shen
Researcher at University of Victoria
Publications - 19
Citations - 599
Yan Shen is an academic researcher from University of Victoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Human resource management & Repatriation. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 18 publications receiving 497 citations. Previous affiliations of Yan Shen include Boston University.
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On Becoming Extraordinary: The Content and Structure of the Developmental Networks of Major League Baseball Hall of Famers
TL;DR: The authors explored the structure and content of developmental networks depicted in 62 National Baseball Hall of Fame induction speeches to identify which developers and what support mattered most to inducting them to the hall.
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Cultural identity change in expatriates: A social network perspective
TL;DR: This article explored relational patterns of expatriates' social networks and their impact on expatriate change in cultural identity while working abroad, and highlighted the importance of examining cross-cultural relational dynamics on maintenance and change in expatriants' cultural identity.
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When expatriates explore other options: Retaining talent through greater job embeddedness and repatriation adjustment
Yan Shen,Douglas T. Hall +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the concept of job embeddedness is introduced to research on international assignments to help explain how the processes of expatriation and repatriation might lead to such outcomes as strengthened personorganization fit or career exploration.
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Expatriates' developmental networks: network diversity, base, and support functions
Yan Shen,Kathy E. Kram +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined expatriates' developmental networks in terms of their structure and content, highlighting the unique characteristics of expatriate's developmental network in cross-cultural contexts including the nature of cross-border and culturally diversified network structures, the dominance of psychosocial support, and the importance of crosscultural transition support.
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Career transitions and their causes: A country-comparative perspective
Katharina Chudzikowski,Barbara Demel,Wolfgang Mayrhofer,Jon P. Briscoe,Julie Unite,Biljana Bogicevic Milikic,Douglas T. Hall,Mireia Las Heras,Yan Shen,Jelena Zikic +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how individuals conceptualize causes of career transitions, focusing on the three European countries of Austria, Serbia, and Spain in comparison to the USA and China.