Coaching of International Managers: Organizational and Individual Perspectives

Raija Salomaa, 2017

Short summary:  This PhD thesis is certainly of interest to those interested in Executive Coaching of Senior Managers in international contexts. In fact, the dissertation consists of three articles that aim to increase the understanding of international executive coaching. The author asked herself three questions:
1) How and why is coaching used in Global Talent Management programs in multinational organizations?
2) What factors are identified as critical to expat coaching success?
3) How does coaching support the development of the ‘career capital’ (possibilities of know-how, know-why, know-who) of expats?

Data was collected from coached international senior managers, internationally operating coaches and HR professionals.

A number of elements from the research:
Interestingly, organizations use international executive coaching as part of a leadership program, but not yet fully as an integrated part of a Talent Management Strategy.
The results of the research indicate that international executive coaching supports the development of career capital for expats.
There are various factors that influence the success of expat coaching, also in mutual interaction.
In conclusion, the author indicates that international executive coaching has been seen as a well-functioning development tool in an international context and can be recommended as a Human Resource Development tool for multinational organizations.

Link: https://bit.ly/398CCKr

Published in: University of Vaasa

Research type: Qualitative

Number of participants: 39

Control group: No

Keywords: International Executive Coaching, Global Talent Management, Expatriation, Development of Career Capital

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