Is an individual who initiates and usually finances her/his own expatriation and are not transferred by organizations. Ii is an individual who relocates to a country of his/her choice to pursue cultural, personal, and career development experiences, often with no definite time frame in mind.
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Types and Challenges of Expatriation
Carla Freitas Morence (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Marta Ferreira Esteves (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Núria Rodrigues Silva (University of Aveiro, Portugal), and António Carrizo Moreira (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3473-1.ch175
Abstract
Although corporate expatriation, especially involving multinational firms, has been receiving the main focus of attention in the academy, this chapter seeks to complement this narrow perspective embracing the analysis of complementary approaches involving migration, assigned expatriates, self-initiated expatriates, lifestyle expatriates, and expat-preneurs. For that a literature review was carried out taking into account those different approaches to expatriation. Clearly, this chapter embraces the explanation of those five main approaches that complement the classical view of migration and expatriation through multinational companies.