Self-initiated expatriation and self-initiated expatriates: Clarification of the research stream

Career Development International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-112

  Doherty, Noeleen ^a   Richardson, Julia ^b   Thorn, Kaye ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Careers; Construct clarity; Expatriates; Research; Self initiated expatriates; Self initiated expatriation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874173366     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620431311305971     Document Type: Article

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