TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to offer a critical review of how self‐initiated expatriation (SIE) is theorized compared to migration in the management literature and to indicate venues for future research on SIE.Design/methodology/approach– A systematic review has been conducted using the ISI Web of Knowledge database as well as ABI/INFORM in order to include key journals in the management field.Findings– Despite the importance of present theorizations on SIE, the authors show that the literature presents a narrow focus on the most privileged of self‐initiated expatriates and presents some important knowledge gaps. In order to fill these gaps, the authors propose a research map for future research on SIE. This map includes four key dimensions. These are: diversity‐informed research on SIE; context specific and multilevel understanding of SIE; reflexive approaches to SIE; triangulated methods to studying SIE.Research limitations/implications– By proposing a research map with theoretical and methodological implications, this paper increases our understanding of SIE. It offers a guide for future research on SIEs.Practical implications– Research on self‐initiated expatriation needs to be more inclusive and critical in terms of studying the diverse human resources in our contemporary societies.Originality/value– The paper indicates how research on self‐initiated expatriation can become more developed in terms of its theorizations. Furthermore, it proposes a research map for future studies on SIE that is reflexive, relational, diversity‐informed, and methodologically‐triangulated.
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
SN  - 1362-0436
DO  - 10.1108/13620431311305962
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13620431311305962
AU  - Al Ariss Akram
AU  - Crowley‐Henry Marian
ED  - Noeleen Doherty
ED  - Julia Richardson
ED  - Kaye Thorn
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Self‐initiated expatriation and migration in the management literature: Present theorizations and future research directions
T2  - Career Development International
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 78
EP  - 96
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -