Influence of pre-graduation international experiences on early career internationalization: The mediation effect of career capital

Julie Felker and Martina Gianecchini ()

European Management Journal, 2015, vol. 33, issue 1, 60-70

Abstract: This study proposes a model to examine whether changes in career capital (knowing-why, knowing-how, knowing-whom) of graduates mediated the relationship between pre-graduation international activities and career internationalization. Results of a study conducted on a sample of business graduates show that the mediation effect of career capital is partial: only knowing-why is a significant mediator, suggesting the key role played by individual self-awareness over and beyond knowledge/skills and personal relationships in decisions related to early career internationalization. Further, only the more intense pre-graduation international (“immersion”) activities directly affect the degree of career internationalization. Implications for firms interested in hiring young professionals oriented toward international careers are discussed.

Keywords: Career capital; Career development; International careers; Mediation; Mobility; Study abroad (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2014.07.001

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