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A phenomenological study of self-initiated expatriate adjustment
[Thesis]
David Dushan Nelson
Stein, Irene
The University of the Rockies
2016
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Committee members: Etchegaray, Jason; Sukal, Marlon
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-55524-9
Psy.D.
Organizational Leadership
The University of the Rockies
2016
The focus of the present study was on exploring and examining the meaning and experience of sociocultural adjustment while being employed in the capacity of a self-initiated expatriate (SIE). The study sample consisted of 32 Western SIEs working in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries--Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates--with a minimum of 2 years of successful contract completion in the education profession. Data were collected by conducting semistructured, in-depth interviews. The study data showed the SIEs defining of the experience as one or more of the following nine archetypes: the experience as more an epic of discovery than a career move, the experience as an adventure, a romantic quest, the chance to act as an explorer/world traveler, a boundaryless careerist, becoming an international citizen, an avenue of escape, the opportunity to act as the altruistic/hero, and fulfilling the role of a lifelong learner. Furthermore, the study results showed that motivation was critical in the sensemaking process and that as the SIE's definition of the experience as a successful endeavor may be rooted in the degree to which the SIE demonstrates a perception of growth in areas of communication, tolerance, patience, increased self-confidence, and fulfillment toward self-actualization. The data also indicated that personality plays a key factor in adjustment.
Occupational psychology; Labor relations; Organization Theory
Social sciences;Psychology;Expatriate adjustment;Self initiated expatriate;Sie motivation;Sie sensemaking
Mori, Shogo
Stein, Irene
Organizational Leadership
The University of the Rockies
1776177247; 10044089
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