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Heeding the call from the promised land: identity work of self-initiated expatriates before leaving home
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posted on 2023-06-10, 00:21 authored by Kamila Moulai¨, Stephan ManningStephan Manning, David S A GuttormsonDespite growing interest in self-initiated expatriates (SIEs), we know little about how SIEs develop the aspiration to leave both home employers and home countries behind. Based on rich empirical data from Western European SIEs, who migrated to North America, we explored key dynamics of identity work leading up to their decision to expatriate. We found that an SIE’s self-concept as a talented professional is initially negatively impacted by interactions with their home employers. However, through elevating conversations with ‘trusted outsiders’, SIEs engage in re-crafting a more positive sense of self. SIEs associate the trusted outsiders’ foreign professional background with idealized future work environments, the ‘promised land’, in which they see their elevated selves fulfilled. Our findings have important implications for research on drivers of self-initiated expatriation, voluntary turnover and talent management.
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International Journal of Human Resource ManagementISSN
0958-5192Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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20Volume
33Page range
1-33Department affiliated with
- Strategy and Marketing Publications
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2021-07-14First Open Access (FOA) Date
2023-01-31First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2021-08-03Usage metrics
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