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The Protean Career: Exemplified By First World Foreign Residents In Western Europe?, Marian Crowley-Henry
The Protean Career: Exemplified By First World Foreign Residents In Western Europe?, Marian Crowley-Henry
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This article presents findings from a qualitative study exploring the career-related motivations and experiences of a sample of 20 expatriates living and working on a permanent basis in the South of France (Sophia Antipolis) and in Germany (Munich). By virtue of their having established local links in the host country, either in having local working contracts or being installed in the area on a permanent basis (home owners; children born/being schooled in the host country), these expatriates could also be termed foreign residents in the host country. The study’s sample of highly educated workers originating from the United States of …