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A collection of research papers about self-initiated expatriates and their experiences. As traditional talent management can no longer fulfil the needs of globally operating organisations, self-initiated expatriates have become an ever more important, albeit neglected source of the global talent flow.
List of contents
1. Self-initiated Expatriates: A Neglected Source of the Global Talent Flow; Arno Haslberger and Vlad Vaiman 2. Global Self-initiated Corporate Careerists: What Drives Them, and Implications for HRM; Yehuda Baruch and Yochanan Altman 3. Are Self-Initiated Expatriates Born or Made? Exploring the Relationship between SIE Orientation and Individual ROI; Yvonne McNulty 4. The Organizational Self-Initiated Expatriate: A Case Study of a Professional Services Firm; Julia Richardson, Steve McKenna and Nadia de Gama 5. Could International Volunteers be Considered Ethical Consumers? A Cross-discipline Approach to Understanding Motivations of Self-initiated Expatriates; Eliane Karsaklian nd Anthony Fee 6. Female Self-initiated Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates: An Unexpected Trifecta; Snejina Michailova and Edelweiss Harrison 7. Self-initiated Expatriate Adjustment: A Neglected Terrain; Anthony McDonnell and Hugh Scullion 8. The Careers of Self-initiated Expatriates; Vesa Suutari, Chris Brewster and Christelle Tornikoski 9. Self-initiated Expatriate Academics: Personal Characteristics and Work Outcomes; Jan Selmer and Jakob Lauring 10. Self-initiated Expatriate Women's Careers - Reflections, Experiences and Choices; Riana Van Der Bergh and Yvonne Du Plessis 11. Self-initiated and Assigned Expatriates: Talent Management and Career Considerations; Noeleen Doherty and Michael Dickmann 12. Social Capital of Traditional and Self-initiated Expatriates; Kristiina Makela and Vesa Suutari 13. Work-Life Interface of Self-Initiated Expatriates: Conflicts and Enrichment; Liisa Makela and Vesa Suutari
About the author
Yochanan Altman, Chartered Psychologist
Yehuda Baruch, Rouen Business School, France
Riana van den Bergh, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Chris Brewster, University of Reading, UK
Carolyn Dickie, Curtin University, Australia
Michael Dickmann, Cranfield University, UK
Noeleen Doherty, Occupational Psychologist
Anthony Fee, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Nadia deGama, York University, Canada
Edelweiss C. Harrison, Business Strategy Consultant, Quadradix, New Zealand
Eliane Karsaklian, Université de la Sorbonne, France
Jakob Lauring, Aarhus University, Denmark
Anthony McDonnell, University of South Australia, Australia
Steve McKenna, York University, Canada
Yvonne McNulty, Shanghai University, PR China
Snejina Michailova, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Kristiina Mäkelä, Aalto University, Finland
Liisa Mäkelä, University of Vaasa, Finland
Yvonne du Plessis, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Julia Richardson, York University, Canada
Hugh Scullion, NUI Galway, Ireland
Jan Selmer Aarhus University, Denmark
Vesa Suutari University of Vaasa, Finland
Christelle Tornikoski Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
Summary
A collection of research papers about self-initiated expatriates and their experiences. As traditional talent management can no longer fulfil the needs of globally operating organisations, self-initiated expatriates have become an ever more important, albeit neglected source of the global talent flow.
