The relationship between international experience and performance: A review

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In this paper we review the concept of international experience. A new dimension of international experience, intensity of international experience, which is separate to and distinct from the length or timebased dimension, is discussed. Our review of empirical studies pays particular attention to the level of analysis, the models tested, and the measures applied. We uncover unexplored relationships between the types and dimensions of international experience and performance, and we propose an alternative line of inquiry where research attention is directed toward the performance enhancing benefits that arise from international experience. Our proposed theoretical model informs this line of inquiry by including a sequence of the benefits of international experience together with the moderating effect of variables omitted from existing studies to provide a richer explanation of the relationship between international experience and performance.

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