Key Factors that cause people to take up expatriate positions
What are the key factors?
There are some factors that people take into consideration when approached with a proposal of an expatriate position. These factors consist of attractive prospects, across all boards, and thus are able to motivate the person to make the decision to move to a foreign land.
Some people are motivated to take up an expatriate position because of financial factors. They look forward to the larger salary package that comes with it. This is one of the more important reasons that lead one to make the choice to work overseas (Lomax, 2001).
Personal factors are the next type of factors that can influence an individual to take up an expatriate position. These are factors that revolve around an individual’s personal reasons for wanting to take up the position (Perkins and Shortland, 2006), and is also a major consideration when one is offered such a position.
Last but not least, career prospects. To wider their horizons, and step up to new challenges to better themselves, people take up expatriate positions for the opportunity to hold different posts and attend to a variety of challenges (Lane et al, 2005). All these will result in a personal growth in their work and management skills, as well as achievements and a good track record, which will open many paths for them in the future.
In the sections to follow, these factors, as well as how they attract an individual, will be discussed further in detail.
Interviews
Objectives and Outcomes
In the effort to gather more information about the factors and how they motivate individuals, primary research was carried out in the form of interviews with real life expatriates. This was done to collect more ...