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Talent Management of Self-Initiated Expatriates

A Neglected Source of Global Talent

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Editors:
  1. Vlad Vaiman

    1. Reykjavik University, Iceland

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  2. Arno Haslberger

    1. Webster University Vienna, Austria

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Self-Initiated Expatriates: A Neglected Source of the Global Talent Flow

    1. Self-Initiated Expatriates: A Neglected Source of the Global Talent Flow

      • Arno Haslberger, Vlad Vaiman
      Pages 1-15

  3. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Global Self-Initiated Corporate Careerists: What Drives Them and Implications for HRM

      • Yochanan Altman, Yehuda Baruch
      Pages 19-29

    3. Are Self-Initiated Expatriates Born or Made? Exploring the Relationship between SIE Orientation and Individual ROI

      • Yvonne McNulty
      Pages 30-58

    4. The Organizational Self-Initiated Expatriate: A Case Study of a Professional Services Firm

      • Julia Richardson, Steve McKenna, Carolyn Dickie, Nadia de Gama
      Pages 59-87

    5. Could International Volunteers Be Considered Ethical Consumers? A Cross-Discipline Approach to Understanding Motivations of Self-Initiated Expatriates

      • Anthony Fee, Eliane Karsaklian
      Pages 88-116

    6. Female Self-Initiated Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates: An Unexpected Trifecta

      • Edelweiss C. Harrison, Snejina Michailova
      Pages 117-135

    7. Self-Initiated Expatriate’s Adjustment: A Neglected Terrain

      • Anthony McDonnell, Hugh Scullion
      Pages 136-155

  4. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. The Careers of Self-Initiated Expatriates

      • Vesa Suutari, Chris Brewster, Christelle Tornikoski
      Pages 159-180

    3. Self-Initiated Expatriate Academics: Personal Characteristics and Work Outcomes

      • Jan Selmer, Jakob Lauring
      Pages 181-201

    4. Self-Initiated Expatriate Women’s Careers — Reflections, Experiences and Choices

      • Riana van den Bergh, Yvonne du Plessis
      Pages 202-233

    5. Self-Initiated and Assigned Expatriates: Talent Management and Career Considerations

      • Noeleen Doherty, Michael Dickmann
      Pages 234-255

    6. The Social Capital of Traditional and Self-Initiated Expatriates

      • Kristiina Mäkelä, Vesa Suutari
      Pages 256-277

    7. The Work-Life Interface of Self-Initiated Expatriates: Conflicts and Enrichment

      • Liisa Mäkelä, Vesa Suutari
      Pages 278-303

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 304-314
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Reykjavik University, Iceland

    Vlad Vaiman

  • Webster University Vienna, Austria

    Arno Haslberger

About the editors

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

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