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Early Career Stage Academics and Their Expatriation Destination: What Drives Their City Choice in Enhancing Regional Sustainability?

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  • Yustika N. Arifa

    (Department of Management and Organisation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Svetlana N. Khapova

    (Department of Management and Organisation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Sabrine El Baroudi

    (Department of Management and Organisation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Amid a growing interest in how geographical location functions as a motive for self-initiated expatriate (SIE) academics to choose their next employer, more research is needed to understand how academics select a potential location for their expatriation. With the goal of contributing to the literature on SIE academics, this study explores the cues that drive early career-stage academics to choose a destination—Copenhagen or Amsterdam—when accepting an international job offer. The data reveal that four frames drive SIE academics’ meaning-making regarding a potential destination city: positive impression, livable city, familiarity, and political stability and career development expectations. This paper concludes with a discussion of how our findings contribute to the higher education and mobility literature and offers important implications for practice.

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  • Yustika N. Arifa & Svetlana N. Khapova & Sabrine El Baroudi, 2022. "Early Career Stage Academics and Their Expatriation Destination: What Drives Their City Choice in Enhancing Regional Sustainability?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:22:p:14712-:d:966710
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