| Title |
A comparison analysis between pre-departure and transitioned expat-preneurs |
| Authors |
Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė, Vilmantė ; Duobienė, Jurga ; Ramirez, Antonio M |
| DOI |
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.588169 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Frontiers in psychology.. Lausanne : Frontiers. 2021, vol. 11, art. no. 588169, p. 1-14.. ISSN 1664-1078 |
| Keywords [eng] |
entrepreneurship ; expatriate entrepreneurs ; expat-preneurs ; pre-departure expat-preneurs ; transitioned expat-preneurs ; self-initiated expatriates |
| Abstract [eng] |
This paper contributes to understanding the reasons that lead to entrepreneurship in other countries. We focus on expat-preneurs, those who decide to undertake business opportunities in other countries (before or after settling there). Using comparison analysis and logistic regression, we examine pre-departure and transitioned expat-preneurs demographic characteristics and push-pull factors that lead them to expatriate. From a survey conducted in 2015-2016 of 5,532 Lithuanians expatriated in 24 countries, a sample of 308 respondents with their own business abroad, was selected. This research contributes to the literature on expat-preneurs, with empirical evidence about pre-departure and transitioned self-initiated (SI) expat-preneurs. The results revealed that demographic features matter when studying such global entrepreneurs. It is a process experienced differently by males and females and as such, it can be considered as gender selective. Thus, more of pre-departure expat-preneurs are males than females, but there is a growing number of women as transitioned expat-preneurs. Pre-departure expat-preneurs are older and less educated that transitioned ones and have been pushed to move abroad by political corruption, a non-supportive tax system, and pulled by a higher possibility of self-realization as well as the prestige of the host country, Meanwhile, transitioned expat-preneurs have been pushed to emigrate by family reasons and too few employment opportunities in their home country. |
| Published |
Lausanne : Frontiers |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2021 |
| CC license |
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