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10. A Typology of Dual-Career Expatriate (Trailing) Spouses: The ‘R’ Profile

verfasst von : Yvonne McNulty, Miriam Moeller

Erschienen in: The Management of Global Careers

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Dual-career expatriation remains a challenge and a top concern for most companies. In a departure from established thinking, we debunk the idea of a universal concept in which there is only one type of dual-career expatriate spouse to conceptualise them as belonging instead to one of four distinct profiles that we term the ‘R’ profile: Ready, Reborn, Resentful and Resigned. The purpose of our typology is to help scholars take a fresh look at the dual-career issue by examining the success factors of expatriate trailing spouses that have sustained a career while living abroad. Our goal is to understand how their career success has been achieved and why some are more successful than others.

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While this comment may seem harsh, it is important to note that each participant in the study self-selected and identified as a dual-career expatriate spouse from which we then analysed success or failure in achieving their dual-career ambitions.

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Titel: A Typology of Dual-Career Expatriate (Trailing) Spouses: The ‘R’ Profile
verfasst von: Yvonne McNulty
Miriam Moeller
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: The Management of Global Careers
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-76528-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-76529-7

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76529-7_10