Repatriation in a Franco-German context: an analysis based on Bourdieu’s theory of practice

Le retour d’expatriation dans un contexte franco-allemand: une analyse fondée sur la théorie de la pratique de Bourdieu

Matthias Walther (), Ulrike Mayrhofer () and Maike Andresen
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Matthias Walther: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon
Ulrike Mayrhofer: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon

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Abstract: Based on Bourdieu's theory of practice, this research compares the value of international work experiences for repatriation in two national contexts, France and Germany. The results of the empirical study, which is based on 40 semi-structured interviews, show that the value of the repatriates' career capital portfolio depends on the rules of the game of the respective career field. Differences between the French and German career fields can be explained by cultural and institutional factors.

Keywords: expatriation; repatriation; Franco-German context; Bourdieu’s theory of practice; retour d’expatriation; théorie de la pratique de Bourdieu; contexte franco-allemand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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Published in @GRH, 2017, 25, pp.88-114. ⟨10.3917/grh.174.0088⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/grh.174.0088

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