In the age of ‘liquid modernity’: self-initiated expatriates in Crete, their multi-generational families and the community
Clark, David and Altman, Yochanan (2016) In the age of ‘liquid modernity’: self-initiated expatriates in Crete, their multi-generational families and the community. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27 (7) . pp. 729-743. ISSN 0958-5192 [Article] (doi:10.1080/09585192.2015.1079230)
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Abstract
In this paper, we aim to broaden and deepen the current debate on expatriation in business and management discourse, and especially self-initiated expatriation. Following Bauman’s [Liquid Modernity (2000), Cambridge: Polity; Liquid Love, On the Frailty of Human Bonds (2003), Cambridge: Polity] critique of postmodern society and, employing an anthropological lens, we examine work-related expatriation as set within a wider life context. Whereas conventional expatriation research focus is on the workplace, the focus of this study is the wider community. We take a longitudinal approach demonstrating the essential fluid nature of expatriation in general, self-initiated expatriation in particular. We show the importance of multi-generational links as overall critical considerations in effecting decisions to move or stay; we also show how over time, changes in circumstances, career plans and demands of significant others, drive the expatriate agenda. We pay particular attention to nontraditional expatriates and issues of health and disability in the extended family. Finally, we document the importance of the wider family and of the community in the process of adjustment and in engendering a sense of belonging.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Special Issue: Non-Traditional Expatriates |
| Research Areas: | A. > Business School > Leadership, Work and Organisations |
| Item ID: | 18857 |
| Notes on copyright: | © 2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
| Depositing User: | Bernadett Dunn |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2016 11:06 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jun 2023 04:49 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/18857 |
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