A Good Beginning is Halfway to Success

Ilaria Boncori
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Ilaria Boncori: University of Essex

Chapter 2 in Expatriates in China, 2013, pp 31-38 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Expatriate studies tend to focus on those whose transfer was requested or initiated by the organization in which they were employed (‘standard’ expatriates); however, a number of expatriates choose to make their own arrangements in order to find a job abroad (‘self-selected’ or ‘self-initiated’ expatriates), or to set up their own business (entrepreneurs). In the case of Italy, the decision to seek overseas employment is also often due to the poor employment opportunities available in the country for young people or those wishing to move up the corporate ladder. While prospective expatriates in different countries might be influenced by other political, economic, socio-cultural and macro environmental factors, many are likely to face similar issues and be pushed (or encouraged) to expatriation by analogous motives.

Keywords: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Usual Story; Middle Kingdom; Good Beginning; Analogous Motive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137293473_2

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