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A Three-Stage Process Model Of Self-Initiated Expatriate Career Transitions: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Yu-Ping Chen
A Three-Stage Process Model Of Self-Initiated Expatriate Career Transitions: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Yu-Ping Chen
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With more than 31 percent of employers worldwide having difficulty filling positions due to the lack of suitable talent available in their home markets (Manpower, 2010), talent shortage has become a global problem. Thus, many employers are seeking and recruiting skilled employees worldwide. Echoing this trend is the emergence of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs), a growing breed of expatriates that is responding to global talent shortages. Unlike corporate expatriates who are sponsored by organizations to take an international assignment, SIEs independently choose to expatriate and their expatriation experiences are riskier and more unpredictable. Thus, SIEs' motivations pertaining to their decisions to …