Using embeddedness theory to explain self-initiated expatriation intention of entry-level job applicants

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain why entry-level job applicants intend to leave their home country to work abroad by adopting the framework of country embeddedness (i.e. career and community embeddedness). Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses are tested using survey data of a sample...

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Published in:Career development international 2020-03, Vol.25 (2), p.69-89
Main Authors: Goštautaitė, Bernadeta, Bučiūnienė, Ilona, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Bareikis, Karolis, Bertašiūtė, Eglė
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applicants
Brain drain
Careers
Community Relations
Donors
Emigration
Employment
Expatriates
Feedback
Health care industry
Host country
Human Resources
Incentives
Individual Characteristics
Intention
Internship Programs
Job Applicants
Job Performance
National identity
Nationalism
Network Analysis
Occupational Mobility
Overseas Employment
Physical Mobility
Predictive Validity
Repatriation
Social networks
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Summary:Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain why entry-level job applicants intend to leave their home country to work abroad by adopting the framework of country embeddedness (i.e. career and community embeddedness). Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses are tested using survey data of a sample of prospective healthcare entry-level job applicants (i.e. last year medical students) using hierarchical regression analyses and bootstrapping procedures. Findings Results show that, first, home country career and community embeddedness are negatively associated with self-initiated expatriation intention (SIE-intention). Second, developmental feedback reduces SIE-intention. This relationship is at least partly due to increased home country career embeddedness. Third, national identity reduces SIE-intention. The relationship is at least partly due to increased home country community embeddedness. Originality/value This paper advances the understanding of SIE by focusing on home country factors associated with the decision to work abroad, whereas the majority of current research mainly considers host country variables.
ISSN:1362-0436
1758-6003
DOI:10.1108/CDI-04-2019-0094