Authors
Lan Cao, Andreas Hirschi, Jürgen Deller
Publication date
2012/2/3
Journal
Journal of Management Development
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
159-172
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Description
Purpose
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This paper aims to provide conceptual clarity by distinguishing self‐initiated expatriates (SIEs) from company‐assigned expatriates (AEs), and skilled migrants; most importantly, it introduces an overarching conceptual framework based on career capital theory to explain SIEs’ career success.
Design/methodology/approach
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This conceptual framework is based on a review of the relevant literature on SIE, expatriation, career studies, cross‐cultural studies, migration, and other related areas.
Findings
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Protean career attitude, career networks, and cultural intelligence are identified as three major types of career capital influencing SIEs career success positively; the predicting relationships between these are mediated by cultural adjustment in the host country. Cultural distance acts as the moderator, which highlights the influence of macro‐contextual factors on SIEs’ career development.
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L Cao, A Hirschi, J Deller - Journal of Management Development, 2012