Purpose – This study focusses on exploring the little-researched adjustment experiences of those expatriates who self …

-initiated expatriates (SIEs) when considering an international assignment. It does this by examining expatriates’ decision processes through … research design was employed, based on in-depth qualitative case studies of nine SIEs. Findings – In general, the expatriates … high-quality information sources were common, especially for expatriates with career-oriented motivations and no prior …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate expatriates social networks and their role in delivering social … support resources. Self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) and assigned expatriates (AEs) are compared in order to investigate … of the composition traditional expatriates do have more ties with colleagues that are in the same company while the self …

-initiated expatriates (SIEs) by contrasting SIEs with other identified staffing groups available for the staffing of MNC subsidiaries in …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the experience of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) moving from the global South to …

whether these links are different for assigned expatriates (AEs) and self-initiated expatriates (SIEs). Design …