The global chameleons: the impact of early life international exposure on the career capital of adult third culture kids

Mireka Caselius and Vesa Suutari

Journal of Global Mobility, 2023, vol. 11, issue 4, 530-553

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of the present study is to explore the effects of early life international exposure on the career capital (CC) of adult third culture kids (ATCKs). Design/methodology/approach - The study adopts a qualitative research design based on 34 semi-structured interviews with ATCKs who have had international exposure in their childhood as members of an expatriate family. Findings - The results show that a globally mobile childhood has extensive long-term impacts on ATCKs' CC in the areas of knowing-why, knowing-how and knowing-whom. Additionally, their early international experience also had several negative impacts across these aspects of CC. Originality/value - This paper provides a novel understanding of the long-term impacts of early life international exposure on ATCKs' CC, and this paper is the first study to use the CC framework among an ATCK population.

Keywords: Career capital; Career development; International assignment; Adult third culture kids; Expatriate children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/JGM-03-2023-0021

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