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Influence of pre-graduation international experiences on early career internationalization: The mediation effect of career capital

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  • Felker, Julie
  • Gianecchini, Martina

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This study proposes a model to examine whether changes in career capital (knowing-why, knowing-how, knowing-whom) of graduates mediated the relationship between pre-graduation international activities and career internationalization. Results of a study conducted on a sample of business graduates show that the mediation effect of career capital is partial: only knowing-why is a significant mediator, suggesting the key role played by individual self-awareness over and beyond knowledge/skills and personal relationships in decisions related to early career internationalization. Further, only the more intense pre-graduation international (“immersion”) activities directly affect the degree of career internationalization. Implications for firms interested in hiring young professionals oriented toward international careers are discussed.

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  • Felker, Julie & Gianecchini, Martina, 2015. "Influence of pre-graduation international experiences on early career internationalization: The mediation effect of career capital," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 33(1), pages 60-70.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:33:y:2015:i:1:p:60-70
    DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2014.07.001
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