...Kanako Takeda Purpose This study examines the role of French spouses in shaping family-relatedness of work decision (FRWD) processes among Japanese female self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) in France, with a focus on how conjugal dynamics, agency and intersectional positioning affect work-related...

...Dennis Gleissner Purpose This study explores how self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) construct and manage their careers in a culturally and institutionally distinct host country context. Drawing on protean and boundaryless career theory, the study investigates the career barriers faced by SIEs...

...Milena Tekeste; Mustafa F. Özbilgin Purpose This study aims to explore motivations for self-initiated expatriation (SIE) among marginalized Western women, using the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a research site. Drawing on Honneth’s (1996) recognition theory, we investigate expatriation as a quest...

...Dennis Gleissner; Sebastian Stoermer Purpose This systematic literature review (SLR) structures and analyzes the research on female self-initiated expatriates (FSIEs), an under-explored subgroup within expatriation studies. The study identifies key themes and developments and outlines a future...

...Barbara Myers; Kaye Thorn Purpose Despite burgeoning self-initiated expatriation (SIE) research, little attention has been given to the personal development that occurs as a result of the SIE. The authors address this gap, exploring how the SIE undertaken by older women contributes to their longer...

...Jason Ryan Purpose The aim of this study is to develop a better understanding of how the transferability and recognition of host country professional experience and educational credentials impact the repatriation intentions of long-term self-initiated expatriates (SIEs). To that end, the study...

...Birnir Egilsson; Harald Dolles Purpose The sports industry is a forerunner in the international quest for talent as the search by sport clubs and the corresponding self-initiated expatriation of athletes starts at a very early age. The purpose of this paper is to address this phenomenon...

...Riana Schreuders-van den Bergh; Yvonne Du Plessis Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the role of motivational cultural intelligence and its related strategies in the experiential learning and cross-cultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriate (SIE) women. Design...

... Asian context Filipinos Global employees International work adjustment Self-initiated expatriation Work role transition Globalization has introduced significant changes in the ways in which organizations acquire and distribute resources, including human resources. In particular, hiring...

... such individuals have been labelled “free travellers” (Myers and Pringle, 2005), “self-initiated foreign work experiences” (Suutari and Brewster, 2000), “independent internationally mobile professionals” (McKenna and Richardson, 2007) and, more recently, “self-initiated expatriates” or SIEs (e.g. Doherty et...

... they report to attribute a “local” national identity. Significant differences of these foreign executives in local organisations (FELOs) from other forms of expatriation, including assigned and self-initiated expatriates, are identified and discussed. Design/methodology/approach – The research utilises...