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Expatriate vs. Self-initiated Expatriate in the Multicultural Workplace of MNCs

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The purpose of this theoretical chapter is to enhance the conceptual coherence of the notions of assigned expatriate (AE) and self-initiated expatriate (SIE). The proposed definitions are based on a set of conceptual criteria, which differentiates these types of international movers. In this chapter, the terminology and definitions of AEs and SIEs are ordered; the chapter also presents the advantages and disadvantages of hiring AE and SIE, and shows the dissimilarities in selected areas of the expatriate management (socio-cultural adaptation, career development, motivation and compensation).

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The financial support of the National Science Centre in Poland (the research grant no. DEC-2013/09/B/HS4/00498) is acknowledged by the author.

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Przytuła, S. (2017). Expatriate vs. Self-initiated Expatriate in the Multicultural Workplace of MNCs. In: Rozkwitalska, M., Sułkowski, Ł., Magala, S. (eds) Intercultural Interactions in the Multicultural Workplace. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39771-9_15

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