Self-Initiated Expatriation - Individual, Organizational, and National Perspectives (Hardcover)

Globalization and the development of multinational organizations have led to an increase in the number of people spending part of their lives living and working in foreign countries. While the contemporary literature has focused on organizational expatriates sent overseas by their employers, self-initiated expatriation is becoming an important area of study in its own right. Studies on self-initiated expatriation explore the labor market positions of individuals who have relocated under their own initiative. However, no comprehensive book exists on the dynamics that underlie this type of mobility. This edited volume offers a holistic picture of self-initiated expatriation and the groups that pursue it, emphasizing many aspects for departure including career development and career capital. It is the first book on the market to explore the issues pertaining to self-initiated expatriation from a variety of perspectives with important theoretical and practical implications. In an era of global war for talent, companies face difficulties in finding highly skilled employees. Self-initiated expatriates have the potential to fill this talent gap. National economies thus have an interest in creating favorable conditions to attract self-initiated expatriates and provoke their repatriation, and this book explores the conditions that achieve the return of employees with skills that are in demand outside of their home countries.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	2013
Editors:	Maike Andresen • Akram Al Ariss • Matthias Walther
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-53645-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Organizational theory & behaviour Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Personnel & human resources management
LSN:	0-415-53645-6
Barcode:	9780415536455

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