Self-initiated expatriates in context: recognizing space, time, and institutions

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- About the Editors and Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Recognising Space, Time, and Institutions in Self-Initiated Expatriation Research -- Part I Space as a Context Factor Influencing the Self-Initiated Expatriate Experience -- 2 'Home Country' in Studies of Self-Initiated Expatriates -- 3 The Impact of Host Country Characteristics on Self-Initiated Expatriates' Career Success -- 4 Cultural Distance and Self-Initiated Expatriates' Willingness to Relocate: A Research Agenda -- 5 The Influence of Language on Self-Initiated Expatriate Experience -- Part II Time as a Context Factor in Self-Initiated Expatriates' International Career -- 6 The Long-Term Effects of Self-Initiated Expatriation on the Future Careers of Assignees -- 7 Self-Initiated Expatriates at Different Life and Career Stages: The Meaning of Families and Their Impact on the Expatriation and Repatriation Experiences of Self-Initiated Expatriates -- 8 Self-Initiated Expatriate Adjustment Over Time -- Part III Institutions as a Context Factor in Self-Initiated Expatriates' International Mobility -- 9 Understanding the Organisational Context: Self-Initiated Expatriates' Experiences in SMEs -- 10 Success of Self-Initiated Expatriates: Different Occupations, Different Realities? -- Part IV Outlook and Conclusions -- 11 Self-Initiated Expatriates and the Role of International Human Resource Management -- 12 Conclusions -- Index.