Factors That Motivate Women to Work Abroad
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2020-07-03
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The goal of the current study is to find the factors that affect women’s motivation to work abroad. It has been investigated whether there is a relationship between motivation to work abroad, perceived career impact, leadership motivation, self-efficacy, perceived spouse support, organizational support and the life phase. In total 104 women who are working at Deutsche Telekom and who have not been abroad within the company yet, filled out an online questionnaire. There has been no relationship found between leadership motivation, self-efficacy, perceived spouse support, organizational support, life phase and the motivation to work abroad. The most important finding is that perceived career impact has a positive relationship with motivation to work abroad. Women who perceive a link between career benefits and motivation to work abroad are more likely to accept an international assignment. The findings contribute to a better understanding of motivations to work abroad, especially for women. Further recommendations and practical implications can be found in the last part of the study.
Keywords: motivation to work abroad, career benefits, theory of planned behavior, female expatriate
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen