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Marie Yeo

Should I Stay or Should I Go?


Career Decision-Making of Independent Academic Expatriates
2016. 332 S. 220 mm
Verlag/Jahr: SCHOLAR´S PRESS 2016
ISBN: 3-659-83751-2 (3659837512)
Neue ISBN: 978-3-659-83751-7 (9783659837517)

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Although the number of transnational institutions worldwide has increased dramatically over the past decade, little is known about the "independent academic expatriates" (IAEs) teaching in those institutions. This study investigates the influences that have shaped the decisions of 14 academics to seek and retain teaching positions in a transnational institution in a developing country in Southeast Asia. Based on in-depth interviews, the findings show that decisions about whether to change job location were influenced by personal, vocational, relational, institutional and geographical reasons. The relative importance of each category of reason varied according to the individual, generating a typology consisting of four types of IAE: Opportunist, "Kin-nected", Expatriate Partner, and Altruist. The findings of this study will enable educational institutions to recruit and retain academic staff more effectively. Those who are seeking to teach or are currently teaching overseas will also gain insights into whether they should stay at or stray from their current job location. The findings are also of interest to those involved in international human resource management of expatriates.
Dr Marie Yeo holds an EdD from the University of Leicester, UK. She has worked in training and management for universities, international organisations and NGOs in Australia, China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore. She is currently a Language Specialist at SEAMEO RELC in Singapore and Co-Editor of the RELC Journal.