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Can Expatriation Research Learn from Other Disciplines?: The Case of International Career Habitus

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  • Wolfgang Mayrhofer
  • Michael Meyer
  • Johannes Steyrer
  • Katharina Langer

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Even though there is a rich diversity of empirical research and theory building about particular aspects of international careers, more comprehensive theoretical models are rare. This paper contributes to career theory by outlining major elements of a comprehensive theoretical frame for describing and explaining international careers. It proposes a field and habitus perspective of careers based on the work of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. Such a perspective enhances the insight into the structure-agency problem of international careers, offers an opportunity to exceed single personality factors through the concept of career habitus, and supports a differentiated view of the international career arena.

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  • Wolfgang Mayrhofer & Michael Meyer & Johannes Steyrer & Katharina Langer, 2007. "Can Expatriation Research Learn from Other Disciplines?: The Case of International Career Habitus," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(3), pages 89-107, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:37:y:2007:i:3:p:89-107
    DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825370304
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